When Rep. Dean Phillips first began making noise about launching a quixotic presidential campaign, the mood among House Democrats might have best been described as anger and disbelief.
Since launching his campaign, Phillips has generally been absent from Capitol Hill, effectively cutting down Democrats' ranks by one seat.
AdvertisementOn Wednesday evening, Sen. Tina Smith made light of her Minnesota colleague's recent struggles in a video message to the Congressional Dinner, an annual gathering of reporters and lawmakers.
At first, Phillips's campaign seemed to constitute a real threat to Biden, even if he was unlikely to actually defeat him.
In a statement for this story, a Phillips spokesperson chastised his Democratic colleagues who now speak ill of him.
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