(Fox News Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., said anybody who wants to run to challenge President Bidenfor the 2024 Democratic primary nomination should “take the chance.”
Phillips told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that he “adores” Biden but wants him to “pass the torch” to new leaders.
“I would like to see a moderate governor, hopefully from the heartland, from one of the four states that Democrats will need,” he said.
Dean Phillips, Democratic candidate for Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, is interviewed in Plymouth, Minn., on September 21, 2018. ((Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call))
He continued, “Anybody who wants to run, Joe Manchin, Cornel West… that’s why we have primaries because that doesn’t undermine the likelihood of returning, in this case, a Democrat to the White House. I’m actively inviting, encouraging to some degree, imploring, that people who are ready and know it’s probably time to do so take the chance.”
Fox News’ Lisa Boothe argued Democrats would “love” to “get rid” of Biden but realize they would be “stuck” with Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I saw a recent poll where even 50% of Democrats wanted a different nominee in the 2024 election. I think I’ve seen the number as high as 75%, right? So they’d love to get rid of him, but then you’re stuck with Kamala Harris and so that presents an interesting scenario for them. How do you get rid of both of them? I mean, Kamala Harris is the least popular vice president in American history, even less popular than Dick Cheney after he shot someone. So that’s saying something [and] that’s the challenge for them,” she explained on “The Big Weekend Show.”
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris shake hands during a ceremony to sign the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
