The possibility of President Joe Biden running unchallenged in next year’s Democratic primary was called into question this week amid reports that Minnesota House Rep. Dean Phillips may run against the current commander-in-chief, RadarOnline.com has learned.
In a surprising development to come as the 2024 presidential election draws increasingly closer, sources familiar with the matter revealed this week that a campaign was launched to draft House Rep. Phillips to oppose Biden in next year’s primary.
Also surprising are reports that the Democratic Party is “panicking” over the possibility that Biden’s running unopposed “may no longer be a sure thing.”
That is the revelation shared by Politico in a sensational report published early Friday morning.
“U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, a Minnesota moderate, has been receiving inquiries about his willingness to challenge Biden and is going to New York City next week to meet with Democratic donors about such a race,” the outlet reported.
“Phillips, who’s in his third term representing suburban Minneapolis, has drawn attention from contributors by both denouncing the ‘No Labels’ attempt to field a third-party ticket and calling for a contested Democratic primary next year,” Politico reporter Jonathan Martin continued.