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The New Hampshire attorney general's office on Monday said it was investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden's voice and discourage voters in the state from coming to the polls during Tuesday's primary election. Attorney General John Formella said the recorded message, which was sent to multiple voters on Sunday, appears to be an illegal attempt to disrupt and suppress voting. “Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”It is not true that voting in Tuesday's primary precludes voters from casting a ballot in November's general election. The attorney general's office said anyone who has received the call should email the state Justice Department's election law unit. “Any effort to discourage voters is disgraceful and an unacceptable affront to democracy,” Dolan said in a statement.

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Democratic allies of Mr. Biden have been alarmed by No Labels, worrying that any candidate it runs could siphon votes from him. “People are criticizing them because they believe whomever they offer on their ticket will hurt Joe Biden,” Mr. Phillips said after a town-hall event at a senior center in Nashua, N.H. “That’s false. “It would have to be a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch that shows Joe Biden is almost certain to lose,” Mr. Phillips said. Mr. Trump, at his own rally on Saturday night in Manchester, N.H., offered a mocking endorsement of Mr. Phillips. Larry Hogan of Maryland, among others, in an attempt to find a high-profile figure to lead the No Labels presidential ticket.

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☆ Dean Phillips Floats a No Labels Bid if 2024 Is Trump vs. Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | More About Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a Democrat running a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden, said on Saturday that he would consider running on the ticket of No Labels, a centrist group exploring an independent bid, if it appeared the general election would be a rematch between Mr. Biden and Donald J. Trump. Democratic allies of Mr. Biden have been alarmed by No Labels, worrying that any candidate it runs could siphon votes from him. “People are criticizing them because they believe whomever they offer on their ticket will hurt Joe Biden,” Mr. Phillips said after a town-hall event at a senior center in Nashua, N.H. “That’s false. They haven’t made that determination.”Mr. Phillips has a long relationship with Ms. Jacobson and No Labels from his tenure in the group’s congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, an organization that promotes policies with bipartisan support. He said he had told Ms. Jacobson he would not discuss running as the No Labels candidate “at this time.”

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☆ Explainer-New Hampshire 2024 Primary: When Is It? What's at Stake?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

The New Hampshire primary comes eight days after Iowa's Republican caucuses, which former President Donald Trump dominated. The New Hampshire primary will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 23, with the precise hours dependent on the voting location. That means the New Hampshire primary will serve purely as a barometer of support for the Democrats in the race. But New Hampshire state law requires it to host the first primary, and the Republican-controlled state government declined to make any legislative change to its primary date. Democratic President Joe Biden is running for reelection but will not be on the ballot because of the primary date dispute.

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An incumbent hasn't lost his party's presidential nomination since Democrats passed over Franklin Pierce in 1856. Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 marked the last time someone from a new party — in his case, the Republican Party — won the White House. But with the United States deeply divided and somewhat anxious about the prospect of another Biden-Trump campaign, third party candidates insist voters are restless enough to defy history. West announced last month that he no longer was running under the Green Party banner, but as an independent. Democrats assume that many of voters supporting a progressive environmental activist would likely have chosen Clinton if forced to choose between the major parties.

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☆ Dean Phillips, the Democrat challenging Biden, won't seek reelection to Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Michelle Mark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024. AdvertisementDemocratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips announced Friday he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024, saying in a statement that "after three terms it is time to pass the torch." Phillips, a congressman representing Minnesota, has been pursuing a longshot challenge to President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024. "Civility matters, respect matters, listening matters, and effective governance matters," he continued. Phillips also apologized to Sen. Bernie Sanders earlier this month for previously dismissing Sanders' complaints about a "rigged" Democratic Party primary system.

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☆ The Iowa caucuses are fast approaching. Here's a look at the first GOP presidential nominating contests of 2024.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Chris Christie of New Jersey, and Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas; and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Former South Carolina Gov. If Christie is to generate momentum headed into the South Carolina primary, he must do well in New Hampshire. But South Carolina is also Haley's home and the state where she served as governor from 2011 to 2017. In 2020, South Carolina propelled Biden to the Democratic nomination and the presidency, and he's looking for another robust showing in the state.

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☆ Long-shot Biden challenger Phillips won't run again for House
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a long-shot challenger to President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Friday said he would not run for reelection. The 54-year-old millionaire businessman and three-term congressman last month said he would run against Biden, seizing on the president's lackluster approval ratings and voter wariness over his age. The post linked to an interview in the Minnesota Star Tribune paper, in which he explained his move. Phillips, who first won his seat in 2018 and won reelection in 2020 and 2022, said it would be "unproductive and uncomfortable" to run again, given his nomination bid. Phillips is unlikely to affect Biden's chance of securing the party's nomination, given the incumbent's deep resources, official party support and reshaping of the party's nominating contest calendar to help fend off any early challengers.

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☆ Dean Phillips, Democrat Challenging Biden, Won’t Seek Re-election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | More About Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, a Democrat who began a long-shot primary challenge to President Biden last month, said on Friday that he would not run for re-election next year. Mr. Phillips, 54, a moderate third-term congressman who represents a district that includes suburban Minneapolis, renewed his call for generational change in Washington as he announced the move. “After three terms it is time to pass the torch,” he said in a statement, describing a country “facing a crisis of cooperation, common sense and truth.”In challenging Mr. Biden for the Democratic nomination, Mr. Phillips has cited the president’s age, 81, and his low approval ratings, warning that Mr. Biden risks losing his re-election bid to former President Donald J. Trump, 77, the Republican front-runner. Recent polls, including a New York Times/Siena College survey, have shown Mr. Biden trailing Mr. Trump in key battleground states.

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☆ Dean Phillips says he doesn't agree with the Kamala Harris gossip, but felt a need to pass along that lots of people say she 'doesn't have the right disposition' to be president
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Phillips recently told The Atlantic that "others" told him Harris doesn't have the chops to be president. But Phillips told CNN he's been "impressed" by Harris and believes she is "well-prepared." "She is not well prepared, doesn't have the right disposition and the right competencies to execute that office," Phillips told Leibovich. And the congressman also told Phillip he didn't "recall" making comments critical of the vice president. (The president's name isn't on the ballot due to the state's defiance of the DNC presidential primary calendar.)

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☆ Opinion | Is Biden vs. Trump the ‘Election We Need’?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

We need this election to once and for all defeat MAGA and Trumpism, and send Donald Trump packing, if he is not in prison. Nicholas BuxtonNew YorkTo the Editor:Carlos Lozada writes: “Joe Biden versus Donald Trump is not the choice America wants. I would rather risk losing to a Nikki Haley than take the chance on beating Mr. Trump. Millions of people are yearning for an alternative to an octogenarian Joe Biden and to an existentially dangerous to our democracy Donald Trump. In a recent poll, a “generic” Democrat matched against Mr. Trump outperformed Joe Biden by more than 10 points.

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And his appeal among Black and Latino voters, groups that have been foundational within the Democratic Party, seemed to suffer the deepest loss of support, especially among younger voters. The survey results suggest that an unnamed, generic Democrat would fare better than Biden in 2024, leading Trump by 8 points while Biden trails by 4 – a formidable 12-point swing. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe survey captures a moment in time – albeit not a very good moment for Biden. “If he continues to run, he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party,” Axelrod wrote. Though the poll surveyed how Kamala Harris would fare in a hypothetical matchup against Trump, who performed only slightly better than Biden, other possible Democratic nominees – like California Gov.

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Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon MusicThe polls are clear: Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump has the full confidence of American voters. But is Biden’s latest competition, Democratic Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, the answer to voters’ malaise? Or perhaps an independent candidate like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.? On this week’s episode of “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts imagine their own alternative candidates for 2024 and debate what good — if any — could come from long-shot contenders. (A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

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☆ Biden to Travel to Minnesota to Highlight Rural Investments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Lisa Friedman | More About Lisa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The White House on Wednesday will announce more than $5 billion in funding for agriculture, broadband and clean energy needs in sparsely populated parts of the country as President Biden travels to Minnesota to kick off an administration-wide tour of rural communities. But the president and his aides are well aware that his hopes for a second term are likely to be determined closer to home. Rural voters like the ones he will address at a corn, soybean and hog farm south of Minneapolis are increasingly voting Republican. A recent poll showed that most voters had heard little or nothing about a health care and clean energy law that is the cornerstone of Mr. Biden’s economic agenda. And the president even faces a challenge within his own party, from Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota, who announced his long-shot presidential bid last week.

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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A presidential primary filing period marked by lights, cameras and (in)action has come to a close at the New Hampshire secretary of state's office. While Biden will rely on a write-in campaign, the Democratic ballot hardly will be blank. There will be 21 names on the Democratic ballot and 24 on the GOP ballot. The simplest path to get on the New Hampshire presidential primary ballot is to submit a Declaration of Candidacy and pay a $1,000 filing fee. In 2024, New Hampshire will defy a new Democratic calendar that has South Carolina leading off presidential primary voting on Feb. 3 and Nevada going three days later.

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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will be in Arizona to talk about power grid and clean energy investment in the rural Southwest. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough plans to visit Iowa to discuss improving access to medical care for veterans in rural areas. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will be in North Carolina talking about health care access in rural areas. Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su will be in Pennsylvania to discuss boosting employment opportunities in rural areas. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will head to Indiana to discuss how international trade can benefit rural farmers and producers.

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☆ Ex-NBA star Charles Barkley isn't thrilled about a potential Biden-Trump rematch in 2024, calling the president 'too old' and blasting the ex-president for lacking 'civility'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I don't feel really good about either one of them," Barkley said during a recent interview. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer NBA star Charles Barkley said in a recent interview that he doesn't feel "good" about a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I don't feel good about a rematch," he said. "I don't think President Trump represents a statesman, civility, things like that. And I think President Biden is too old."

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☆ Dean Phillips, Democrat from Minnesota, challenges Biden in 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Even so, Democrats are wary of any challenge to Biden that could dent the party's chances against likely Republican nominee Donald Trump. He's a friend, someone I deeply respect and admire, but I have a deep disagreement with him on this," Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin said. Top New Hampshire Democrats expect a write-in campaign to kick off on behalf of Biden. Opinion polls show Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents want someone other than Biden, 80, to be the party's nominee, citing concerns about his age. Phillips in August said while he was tired of Trump's fearmongering, he thought Biden should step aside.

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☆ Minnesota Congressman Expected to Announce Presidential Bid in Challenge to Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Ken Thomas | John Mccormick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. Dean Phillips (D., Minn.) has called for a primary challenge to President Biden as polls show many voters, including Democrats, want a different 2024 presidential candidate. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is preparing to formally announce a long- shot Democratic primary challenge to President Biden, offering himself as a next-generation alternative to the 80-year-old president, according to people familiar with his plans. The 54-year-old Phillips, after months of encouraging fellow Democrats to challenge Biden, has told people in his home state that he plans to announce his presidential campaign Friday in Concord, N.H., one of the people said. His visit is expected to come hours before the state’s primary ballot deadline.

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☆ Trump just injected even more chaos into the GOP's weeks-long struggle to find a new speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump isn't a fan of Tom Emmer, the GOP's latest nominee for speaker of the House. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe weeks-long quest to find a new Republican speaker of the House took yet another chaotic turn on Tuesday after former President Donald Trump bashed his party's newly-elected nominee, Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota. "I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, and some are truly great Warriors," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them." "Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!"

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☆ House Democrat steps down from leadership role over party’s support of Biden’s reelection
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Kristin Wilson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is leaving his position in House Democratic leadership over his party’s support of President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection bid. “My convictions relative to the 2024 presidential race are incongruent with the majority of my caucus, and I felt it appropriate to step aside from elected leadership,” Phillips said in a statement Sunday. Onward!”A moderate Democrat, Phillips has said for months he does not think Biden should run for reelection, and CNN previously reported he’s eyed his own White House bid. I respect them taking a hard look at it,” he said during an April press conference when pressed on concerns about his age. “I take a hard look at it as well – I took a hard look at it before I decided to run, and I feel good, I feel excited about the prospects.”

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CNN —House Democrats have begun internal discussions about how to deal with the prospects of a chaotic situation: The possibility that Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose his job in an unprecedented vote on the floor. One of the strategies being discussed by Democrats is to vote “present” or vote to kill it all together if a motion to oust McCarthy is brought to the floor. Bacon warned that he would cut a deal with Democrats if they reach an impasse with conservative hardliners. Democrats considering bailing out McCarthy say it wouldn’t necessarily stop there. If McCarthy were challenged, it may only take a handful of Democrats to save him.

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☆ Progressives dish on 'chilling effect' on Israel criticism after uproar over Pramila Jayapal's comments: 'We never do anything constructive on this issue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rep. Pramila Jayapal's comments on Israel caused an uproar this week in Congress. Even after Jayapal clarified her remarks about Israel, House Democratic leadership issued a statement rebuking her. Separately, 43 House Democrats said in a statement that they were "deeply concerned" about Jayapal's "unacceptable comments." "There's a few issues where any nuance is really discouraged," said another progressive House Democrat who insisted on anonymity to discuss the issue frankly. But Phillips held firm in his belief that it was important to firmly denounce criticism of Israel when it crosses a certain threshold.

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☆ Nancy Pelosi reportedly blamed 'the left' and sexism for intense scrutiny of Dianne Feinstein's health
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blamed "the left" for the intense scrutiny of Sen. Feinstein's health. She also suggested sexism was at work: "If she were a guy, you wouldn't even hear about it." Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Pelosi went on to say that "yes, I do" believe that Californians were being adequately represented by Feinstein, despite questions about her short-term memory and cognitive decline. "I think the standard she's being held to is unacceptable and unprecedented," said Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at the time.

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☆ Dem. congressman calls 'No Labels' presidential run by Sen. Joe Manchin in a race against Biden and Trump a 'historic disaster'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Democrats are nervous about a potential 'No Labels' presidential ticket, per The New York Times. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have been brought up as potential candidates, per the report. And the possibility of more moderate political figures like Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, or former Gov. "If No Labels runs a Joe Manchin against Donald Trump and Joe Biden, I think it will be a historic disaster," Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota told The Times. Individuals with ties to Manchin are doubtful that he might surface as a No Labels candidate, per The Times.

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