The president is being challenged from his right and his left, as fissures deepen in the Democratic coalition.
Alexander Burns is head of news at POLITICO. He has covered elections and political power across the U.S. for over a decade and co-wrote a best-selling book about Donald Trump and Joe Biden. His reported column Tomorrow explores the future of politics and policy debates that cross international borders.
Phillips, from the restless middle, has gone further, launching a challenge to Biden in New Hampshire’s ornamental primary. The Minnesota centrist has called for generational change and argued that Biden cannot be counted on to beat former President Donald Trump. Evoking discontent with the economy, he has promised to “make America affordable again.”
These two factions thrived in parallel when Trump was president, propelling both Phillips and Tlaib to Congress in the 2018 elections. Both lawmakers — and the divergent constituencies they channeled — joined forces with Biden to help topple Donald Trump in 2020.I first encountered Phillips and Tlaib as candidates during the 2018 campaign, when they beat the odds in different ways to reach Congress.
Phillips, now 54, was agitating Democratic leaders well before filing to run in New Hampshire. He pushed for Nancy Pelosi to leave as House speaker, forged close relationships with Republicans and pressured Democrats to take up moderate legislation on issues like policing. Ahead of the 2022 election, he called on Biden not to seek a second term.
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