DCNF: Dem Rep Signals To Colleagues He’s Planning To Challenge Biden For Presidential Nomination: REPORT

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips has signaled that he is planning on running against President Joe Biden in 2024, Politico reported Thursday.

Phillips has been considering a White House bid for months, and relayed his aspirations to run to House colleagues, two sources familiar told Politico. The congressman has signaled that he’s inching toward a presidential campaign, as the outlet reports that he reached out to the New Hampshire Democratic Party last week and approached potential staffers to bolster his expected efforts in the key early state.

Another source familiar, who recently spoke with Phillips, told Politico that the congressman said “we’ll see” when asked if he is going to run against Biden.

The lawmaker is worried about Biden’s electability and the lack of alternatives in the Democratic primary field, and has also expressed concern about the president’s age.

The RealClearPolitics average for a 2024 national Democratic primary, based on polls conducted between Sept. 8 and Oct. 7, indicates Biden is leading the small field with 61.3% support, followed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently switched his campaign to run as an independent, at 14.5%, and Marianne Williamson at 4%.

“It’s important for Democracy to have choices, to have competition, particularly in light of what I’m reading — the polling, the data — and what I’m sensing in my own intuition. And I’m concerned,” Phillips