Democrat presidential hopeful Rep. Dean Phillips says that it is “delusional” for anyone to think Joe Biden can beat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
“As a member of House Democratic Leadership, I supported and promoted the Biden agenda,” Phillips said in a social media post. “I campaigned for him, voted for him, and respect him. But how can anyone read this and conclude he’s positioned to defeat Donald Trump?”
“It’s delusional,” Phillips concluded.
According to an article Phillips added with the post, “November started with New York Times/Siena College polls showing Trump ahead in four of the six swing states, but more indicators of Biden’s electoral peril soon followed. The president’s standing in head-to-head matchups with Trump is falling: Among the latest surveys this month from 13 separate pollsters, Biden’s position is worse than their previous polls in all but two of them.”
“And while polls suggest most of the movement comes from voters abandoning Biden — who might become undecided but not swing to supporting Trump — the Republican has also started to gain steam. Trump’s vote share in the national polling average is higher now than at any point in the past year,” the article continued.
Phillips has previously said that while he likes Biden, it is time for a “new generation” of Democrats to take over the White House.
“I will not sit still and not be quiet in the face of numbers that are so clearly saying that we’re going to be facing an emergency next November,” Phillips said.
