{"id":1998406,"date":"2023-08-11T22:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T02:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-dean-phillips-calls-on-democrats-to-challenge-biden-in-2024-after-special-counsel-appointment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T22:03:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T02:03:56","slug":"rep-dean-phillips-calls-on-democrats-to-challenge-biden-in-2024-after-special-counsel-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-dean-phillips-calls-on-democrats-to-challenge-biden-in-2024-after-special-counsel-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Phillips urges Democrats to challenge Biden in 2024 following special counsel appointment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-dean-phillips-calls-on-democrats-to-challenge-biden-in-2024-after-special-counsel-appointment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998406&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Dean Phillips \u200cCalls for Primary Challenge to \u200bPresident Biden in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is making waves with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fallout-continues-for-rep-cheney-after-latest-criticism-of-president-trump\/\" title=\"Fallout continues for Rep. Cheney after latest criticism of President Trump\">renewed calls<\/a> for President Joe Biden to face a primary challenge in the upcoming 2024 \u200cpresidential election. Phillips \u2064believes that the\u2064 recent appointment of a special counsel to investigate Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter, warrants \u2062a closer look\u2063 at the\u200b Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on CNN&#8217;s The \u2063Lead with Jake\u2062 Tapper, Phillips emphasized that many Democrats and independents are dissatisfied with the current options in\u2063 the Democratic primary. He expressed concern that the unpopularity of the candidates could jeopardize \u2062the party&#8217;s \u200bchances of retaining the White House.<\/p>\n<h3>Phillips&#8217; Urgent Message to Democrats<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not about me. This is about a message and a wake-up call that \u2064I am trying \u2064my darnedest\u200c to deliver to Democrats,&#8221; Phillips stated. &#8220;Before today&#8217;s news, 55%\u2063 of Democrats wanted an\u200d alternative to the three primary candidates. Independents, on the other hand, were at 73%. Even moderate Republicans who \u200doppose Trump are\u2064 seeking an alternative. We need to listen to these numbers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Phillips clarified that his call for a primary challenge to Biden is not rooted in disdain for\u2064 the president. In fact, he expressed admiration for Biden&#8217;s record and personal \u200dqualities. However, he \u2062believes that \u200bthe polling numbers among all groups indicate a need for a fresh alternative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u200c am\u2064 scared. I&#8217;m trying to raise that bell, be the clearing call if you will,&#8221; Phillips continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m not the best positioned \u2062to do this. There are\u200c plenty of well-prepared,\u2064 competent individuals of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-dean-phillips-calls-on-democrats-to-challenge-biden-in-2024-after-special-counsel-appointment\/\" title=\"Rep. Phillips urges Democrats to challenge Biden in 2024 following special counsel appointment.\">great character ready<\/a> to step up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over Hunter Biden Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Phillips also expressed his sadness \u2063over the appointment of a special counsel to investigate\u200b Hunter Biden. He worries that \u200bthis investigation\u200d could potentially harm \u2063Joe Biden&#8217;s chances of winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, President Biden is expected to secure\u200d the Democratic nomination without significant opposition. According to RealClearPolitics,\u2062 he holds a commanding lead over other Democratic contenders, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, prominent figures like Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Gretchen\u200b Whitmer (D-MI) have chosen not to run in 2024\u200b and have endorsed\u2063 Biden for another term in the White House. At 80 years old, Biden is the oldest president in \u2064U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> \u200d to \u200bvisit The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) insists on challenging President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic primary. This comes after a special counsel was appointed to probe Hunter Biden. Phillips reiterates that the current options do not satisfy most Democrats and independents, echoing his previous statements from the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1998407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}