Democrat Dean Phillips is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race
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Longshot Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips dropped out of the race Wednesday afternoon after failing to gain traction in the primaries. The Minnesota lawmaker and heir to one of America’s biggest drinking dynasties suspended his campaign after a disastrous Super Tuesday, where President Joe Biden dominated virtually every race.
Phillips, 55, entered the race arguing that Biden, 81, was too old to run again and that Democrats needed fresh blood. But he failed to win his home state of Minnesota on Tuesday night, even falling behind “disengaged” voters protesting Biden’s handling of the Gaza war.
‘In 2011, I hosted then-Vice President Biden at my home. Most notable was his empathy and kindness towards my daughters and the catering staff, with whom he had ice cream (surprise-surprise),” Phillips wrote on Twitter.
‘His decency and wisdom were rarities in politics then, and even more so today. “More than a decade later, the only thing that has changed is time, which slows us all down a bit, including presidents.
“I ran for Congress in 2018 to resist Donald Trump, in 2021 I was stuck in the Capitol because of Donald Trump, and in 2024 I ran for President to resist Donald Trump again – because the Americans demanded an alternative, and democracy requires options.
‘But it is clear that I am not the alternative. And it’s clear that Joe Biden is OUR candidate and OUR opportunity to show what kind of country America is and plans to be.
“To everyone who has supported my efforts, thank you. We will continue the important work of ensuring a more responsive, democratic and generationally diverse political system.
“But today, in light of the grim reality we face, I ask you to join me in mobilizing, energizing, and doing all you can to put a man of decency and integrity in the White House.” to hold.
