Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) announced Friday that he will not seek re-election to Congress in 2024, nearly a month after launching a primary challenge to President Biden for the Democratic nomination.
“My journey into public service began the morning after the 2016 election, when I faced the reality that democracy requires participation — not observation,” Phillips said in a statement, referencing former President Donald Trump’s upset victory over Hillary Clinton.
“Seven years have passed, each presenting a historic opportunity to practice an optimistic brand of politics that mends relationships and improves people’s lives. We have met those moments, and after three terms it is time to pass the torch.”
The representative from Minnesota’s Third Congressional District began his presidential campaign on October 26, declaring that Biden, 81, must step aside because polls show his party’s chances in the 2024 election are dire if he insists on running for a second term.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) announced Friday that he will not seek re-election in 2024.AP Nearly a month ago, Phillips began a primary challenge to President Biden for the Democratic nomination.AFP via Getty Images
“I’m not going to sit back, I’m not going to stay silent in the face of numbers that clearly say we’re going to have an emergency next November,” he told CBS News in an interview.
Concerns about Biden’s age and both his and Vice President Kamala Harris’ low approval numbers have prompted Democratic allies to call on the commander-in-chief — who would be 86 at the end of a hypothetical second term — to step down.
Former President Barack Obama’s top campaign strategist David Axelrod last week put Biden’s chances of winning “no better” than “a 50-50 shot” and “maybe a little worse.”
Concerns about Biden’s age and both his and Vice President Kamala Harris’ low approval numbers have prompted Democratic allies to call for the commander-in-chief to step down. AFP via Getty Images
In his statement on Friday, Phillips stressed that his time in office took place “during some of the darkest days in our nation’s history” and that the US still “faces a crisis of cooperation, common sense and truth.”
“It’s a matter of civility, a matter of respect, a matter of listening, and a matter of effective governance. No party has a monopoly on solutions, and we must stop fighting among ourselves and start fighting for each other — before it’s too late,” he said.
“The future is very bright, as long as we have the courage and make the choice to look for it. Keep the faith!” he added, expressing his gratitude to the voters and his staff.
Phillips pointed out that his time in office took place “during some of the darkest days in our nation’s history” and that the US still “faces a crisis of cooperation, common sense and truth.”
His office emphasized in a press release that his service “included some of the most consequential and tumultuous events in American politics,” including “the end of the longest federal government shutdown in our nation’s history, violent insurgencies, two presidential impeachments, civic unrest, extreme polarization and global public health.” as well as the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The press release touted Phillips’ “reputation as a principled problem solver, respected by his peers for his pragmatism and by his constituents for his commitment to accessibility.”
It also celebrates it as “[s]leads most bipartisan elected officials when weighed against all Governors, Senators and House Members by the nonpartisan Joint Lands Committee.”
According to a FiveThirtyEight study of his position, Phillips voted with the Biden agenda 100% of the time while in Congress.AP
According to a FiveThirtyEight survey of his tenure, Phillips voted with the Biden agenda 100% of the time while in Congress.
The Minnesota Democrat is now 66 percentage points behind Biden in the primary, posting 4.4% support in the RealClearPolitics national polling average.
The president sits at 70.4% support and spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson is a distant second with 7.4% support, polling aggregators show.
A head-to-head poll between Trump, 77, and Biden showed the Republican front-runner beating the president by 2.3 percentage points, according to a RealClearPolitics average.REUTERS
Meanwhile, the RCP average of polls between Trump, 77, and Biden shows the Republican front-runner beating the president by 2.3 percentage points.
Some recent polls also indicate Trump is outside the margin of error.
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