Congressman Dean Phillips, a wealthy Democrat from Minnesota who is running for president in 2024, is betting it all on New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on January 23, where incumbent Joe Biden won’t officially be on the ballot. Phillips, 54, shelved a potential fourth term in Congress for a self-funded challenge to Biden, 81. He lags far behind Biden in national and New Hampshire polls. Biden is skipping the New Hampshire primary after the Republican-run state refused his demand to give up its first in nation primary spot to South Carolina. But Biden’s supporters are mounting a write-in campaign to avoid an embarrassing loss.
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