Dean Phillips says his Democratic primary bid was last-ditch effort after party shunned him

Former Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips said in an op-ed that he only ran for president in 2024 against then-President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary because no other big power players would.

The former Minnesota Democratic congressman was widely shunned for running against Biden and discredited for his accusations that Biden wasn’t capable of being president again. Biden later dropped his bid for president in July 2024.