President Biden is headed to Minnesota to visit a family-run farm south of Minneapolis and hold a fundraiser featuring many of the state's top Democrats, aiming to demonstrate political clout on the home turf of his new 2024 primary challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about government regulations on artificial intelligence systems during an event in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington. WASHINGTON — President Biden is headed to Minnesota to visit a family-run farm south of Minneapolis and hold a fundraiser featuring many of the state’s top Democrats, aiming to demonstrate political clout on the home turf of his new 2024 primary challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips.
Phillips is a moderate, 54-year-old congressman from the largely well-to-do, comfortably Democratic Minneapolis suburbs. He has been saying since last year that Biden shouldn’t be seeking reelection and should instead step aside to make way for a new generation. He points to polls showing voters — even many Democrats — concerned about the 80-year-old president’s age and electability against Donald Trump, the former president and Republican front-runner.
“There really does not seem to be as much of an opening here, as much as he might want, or think there is, or should be,” he said. Another Minnesota Democrat, Rep. Angie Craig, joined Phillips in suggesting Biden shouldn’t seek reelection prior to last year’s midterms, but now says she supports the president. Dutch Creek Farms, which Biden visits Wednesday, is in Craig’s district.
“I welcome President Biden back to Minnesota, where Everyone’s Invited!,” Phillips said in a statement about Biden’s trip, referencing his campaign slogan. “I’m grateful that the president chose to make a last-minute trip to our great state to discuss the urgent issues affecting everyday Americans.”
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