Biden challenger dean phillips “We will win as a Democrat,” he said, defying his party's efforts to kill the primary.
The Democratic presidential candidate joined “Fox & Friends” on Monday ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Biden opted to sit out the state's primary altogether after New Hampshire refused to cede its first primary slot to South Carolina.
Phillips said he felt compelled to enter the race because the party needed new leadership and Americans did not agree with Biden.
“Someone's got to say the quiet parts out loud because I'm watching this train wreck happen. All I'm doing is telling the truth,” he said. .
Biden challenger Dean Phillips says Democrats' obstruction of the primary process is 'as dangerous as a riot'
Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, took issue with his party's efforts to avoid the primary during a “Fox & Friends” show ahead of the New Hampshire primary. (Fox News)
Poll after poll shows that a majority of Americans, even Democrats, want a different candidate on the ballot in 2024, citing the president's age and growing dissatisfaction with the economy. There is.
Phillips has openly said that Biden's approval ratings are low because Americans believe he is too old to continue leading the country.
“He's not in front of the press, he's not here meeting with voters, he's not answering questions, he's not doing any city council work, he's not going to have debates. thinks he's a good person. I don't think he has cognitive problems. But he is 81 years old and declining. By the way, there are issues going on like artificial intelligence, wars in the Middle East and Europe, and so on. The southern border is a disaster. And it costs money. “It's out of control. We need new leadership. That's the most important thing,” Phillips argued.
Despite being a strong candidate, Phillips reiterated his high hopes for winning the nomination.
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Democratic presidential candidate and Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips and President Joe Biden. (Getty Images)
“We started at 0% 10 weeks ago and at our last follow-up yesterday we were at 32%. People want change,” he argued.
Biden's challenger also denied rumors that he was considering running for a third party.
“I'm a Democrat, I'm running as a Democrat, and I'm going to win as a Democrat,” he insisted.
Iowa and New Hampshire were historically Democratic primary states. election process. However, President Biden and the DNC sought to reschedule this year's primaries to begin in South Carolina, the state that led the president to victory in 2020, in an effort to increase racial diversity in the electoral process.
The Democratic National Committee called for this. new hampshire election The result is “meaningless”.
Biden supporters are organizing a write-in campaign to prevent Phillips from winning, but he has said he still wants to secure at least 20% of the vote.
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Fox News' Anders Hagstrom and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
