Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running against President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary, hosted a campaign event in New Hampshire, but no potential voters showed up.
On Tuesday morning, Phillips traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire's largest city, to speak with residents about his vision for America. He and his staff parked a “government repair truck” outside the DoubleTree Hotel and prepared to serve piping hot Dunkin' coffee to attendees during what they called a “coffee hour” with local constituents.
The event, held just two weeks before the New Hampshire primary, was probably doomed from the start. Not only does Biden hold a significant lead in the state's primaries (even though he doesn't even appear on the primary ballot and needs voters to sign in to have any hope of winning) ), as well as the temperature on that January day. New England is hovering at just 22 degrees below zero.
Whatever the reason, cold weather or lack of interest, the event was attended by no one but a few reporters, but Phillips relied on his staff to pour coffee. In a clever twist, Phillips reportedly joked self-deprecatingly: “Sometimes you build it and they don't come.” famous lines From the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams”.
Phillips spokeswoman Katie Dolan claimed the congressman eventually met with some constituents after the event was moved inside the hotel. “We met with voters this morning, but only indoors, not outdoors,” she said.
Although Phillips did take pictures with more than a dozen people, New York Post points out, many of the people in the photo with him “didn't look like they were of voting age.” The media reports that at the same time Phillips is hosting his campaign, the hotel is hosting New England College Convention 2024, an event aimed at giving young people an early taste of campaigning. he added.
Phillips, 54, currently holds a single-digit approval rating in New Hampshire, according to RealClearPolitics. Despite the odds being stacked against Biden, Phillips still believes that at 81 years old, Biden is too old to defeat former President Donald Trump in 2024, and that Trump's second term is unlikely. He claims to be a “threat to democracy” and continues to make his case to anyone who will listen. . ”
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