The moderate Minnesota Democrat recently met with donors about a possible White House bid.
Rep. Dean Phillips speaks with reporters after a Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill, on Oct. 1, 2021, in Washington. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoRep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota has not decided yet whether he’ll challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination, but he’s encouraging others in the party to “jump in” the race.
“Democrats are telling me that they want, not a coronation, but they want a competition,” Phillips said on Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” citingthat shows most Democrats would prefer someone other than Biden in the 2024 presidential race. “If we don’t heed that call, shame on us. And the consequences, I believe, are going to be disastrous,” Phillips said. “So, my call is to those who are well positioned, well prepared, have good character and competency — they know who they are — to jump in, because Democrats and the country need competition.”
Biden is currently facing intraparty challenges from the author Marianne Williamson and the lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Despite the president’s significant lead in the field, 64 percent of Democratic voters in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll said they would prefer someone other than Biden.in New York to talk about a possible primary run.
“I think I’m well positioned to be president [of] the United States … I do not believe I’m well positioned to run for it right now,” he said.
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