Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee, questioned Rep. Dean Phillips about his primary challenge to President Joe Biden on MSNBC.
Steele raised concerns about prolonging negative narratives around Biden and potentially weakening the Democratic Party’s position against the Republican candidate.
Phillips, a third-term congressman, expressed admiration for Biden but believes he is too old for a second term.
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“The chairman in me says, ‘What the hell are you doing? And why are you doing it?’” Steele said.
“So the question becomes: In reality, are you creating a drain in the process, prolonging the narratives around his age, prolonging the narratives around other things that people are distracted by with Joe Biden when the real threat is the man across the aisle?” Steele asked.
“And the polling shows at the end of the day, Donald Trump is going to lose to Joe Biden,” he said.
However, both Phillips and Marianne Williamson, who also ran in 2020, have gained minimal support in their 2024 Democratic nomination bids.
Phillips received less than 2% of the vote in South Carolina.
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