Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips is expected to announce his presidential intentions in New Hampshire on Friday. Democratic strategists say it’s unlikely to undermine Biden’s path to the nomination.
Political scion Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running as a Democrat could have spelled trouble for President Biden, but his decision to run as an independent made his candidacy at least as much of a problem for Republicans in the short term. Progressive scholar Cornel West left the Green Party to similarly run as an independent, mucking up his ability to get his name on the ballot. And Democratic groups have moved to squash a third-party presidential ticket supported by centrist organization No Labels.
Phillips, 54, said such numbers show how Democratic voters are seeking an alternative to the incumbent. He had, first suggesting in August that he wasn’t planning on running at that time but thought Biden should step aside for some Democratic star, naming moderate Democratic governors as alternatives.
“I’m so grateful America elected Joe Biden to be our president,” Phillips posted on Twitter, now called X, after Biden gave his first joint address to Congress. His financial fortune could be useful for him, as most Democratic donors are tied to Biden. Phillips has $20.5 million to $70 million in assets, according to last year’s disclosure report.
Steve Schmidt, a veteran Republican political strategist, is advising Phillips’s campaign and is intimately involved in Friday’s launch, according to two people familiar with the campaign. Schmidt worked on the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John McCain before disavowing Trump and his party, and helped former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz explore a 2020 presidential run.
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