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Joe Biden’s Got a Primary Challenger.

Dean Phillips is running for the Democratic nomination.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readOct 27, 2023
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Well, a new name has recently entered the Presidential race.

Minnesota representative Dean Phillips is launching a primary against President Joe Biden.

Arit John, Eva McKend and Aaron Pellish with CNN write:

“Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips formally launched his presidential campaign Friday and filed to run in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary, kicking off his long-shot challenge to President Joe Biden.

Surrounded by a small crowd of supporters, staff and curious bystanders outside the New Hampshire State House in Concord, Phillips reiterated his call for a new generation of Democratic leaders.

“I am running for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States because, my friends, it is time for a change,” the third-term congressman said. “And I am ready to lead our great nation to a secure and a more prosperous future.”…”

At this point, I’m not familiar enough with congressman Phillips to comment on his politics, but what came to mind first when coming across this article was the timing.

One has to ask…why now?

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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