You’ve got to hand it to Democrat Congressman Dean Phillips from Minnesota. Though the machinations of his own party have not been quiet about working to keep him from prevailing against President Joe Biden in the Democrat presidential primary race for 2024, he continues to insist that he’s in this thing for the long game.
When we last peered into the race, just over a week ago, Phillips predicted that he would surprise people in New Hampshire. He said he would be thrilled if he reached “in the 20s,” and created a high hurdle for his opponent, saying Biden would need to reach “the 81% or 84%” of previous incumbent Democrat presidents.
My colleague Nick Arama wrote:
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), Biden’s main challenger, outlined what he thought would be good for him and bad for Biden at the end of the day.
Phillips told NBC News: “If we’re in the ’20s, that would be extraordinary.”
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