Rep. Dean Phillips gained the endorsement of Andrew Yang in New Hampshire, with Yang urging for a new Democratic candidate for the 2024 election, citing concerns about President Biden’s age, approval ratings, and electability against Donald Trump.
Yang emphasized the need for a fresh face and endorsed Phillips as the right candidate for the moment, highlighting his independence from special interests and potential to win over voters.
“If you want to run for president, your time is right now. In this time of need, only one person decided to place his country above his professional aspirations,” Yang said.
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“That is the man I am proud to endorse tonight as the next President of the United States… Dean Phillips,” he said.
“He is a substantial, accomplished president. I campaigned for him in 2020. I endorsed him,” Yang added regarding Biden.
“He’s a good man, a true public servant and a great American. He was the right candidate four years ago. He is not the right candidate for 2024.”
“Essentially, you can take his numbers for 2020 and subtract eight from them, and that’s where he is right now,” Yang said.
“All of it is going to be tougher for Joe Biden this cycle than it needs to be for the person who’s going to take on Donald Trump,” Yang said. “Poll after poll shows Joe Biden losing to Donald Trump by two or three or four points more in the swing states. The same polls find Donald Trump losing to a generic Democrat. You put another Democrat in there and all of a sudden people are like, wait, I don’t like Trump. Who’s this other person?”
“The notion of challenging Joe Biden, that is the culture of conformity and careerism that is going to lead us again to this Trump return that so many of us find unfathomable,” Yang said.
“[Dean Phillips] is not beholden to the special interests that have grown to dominate our politics. He is the man for this moment. He is what most Americans, certainly the independents who decide our elections actually want in a candidate. And most of all, he will win.”
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