Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), a long-shot candidate for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, says he would consider a third-party bid for the White House under the right circumstances.
According to multiple reports over the weekend, Phillips signaled he would be open to a campaign under the No Labels banner if President Joe Biden appears likely to lose against former President Donald Trump should they face each other again in the general election.
“It would have to be a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch that shows Joe Biden is almost certain to lose,” Phillips told The New York Times. “That is the only condition in which I would even entertain a conversation with any alternative.”
In a Washington Post interview, Phillips said the data would have to indicate a “better way” to defeat Trump for him to contemplate a third-party run. For now, Phillips said he is “focused…
