According to Newsweek's March 6, U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips announced on the 6th that he would stop challenging Joe Biden because it was difficult for his campaign to be recognized before "Super Tuesday".
According to the report, he wrote on the social ** platform X: "I ran for Congress in 2018 to resist Trump, and I ran for ** in 2024 to resist Trump again - because the American people demand a choice, and democracy demands a choice." ”
He went on to write: "But the choice is clearly not mine. Biden is clearly our candidate and our opportunity. ”
He called on Democrats to convince supporters of Republican candidate Nikki Haley and voters who "did not take a position" in the Democratic primary to support Biden "with invitation, not confrontation." Haley, who served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Governor of South Carolina, withdrew from the Republican primary on the 6th.
According to the report, it will be difficult for Phillips to make a breakthrough before "Super Tuesday" because the Democrats are largely united behind Biden. At his home state of Minnesota, Phillips scored just 78% of the vote, trailing Biden, who was supported by 71% of primary voters.
The report notes that Biden still faces a challenge from writer Marianna Williamson. She had been on hold but announced last week that she would be back in contention after she performed better than Phillips in Michigan. Still, Biden is expected to win the Democratic nomination comfortably and is likely to face Trump again in November. (Compiled by Yang Xinpeng).