well this went great for dean https://t.co/jlURuoNSPu
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 18, 2024
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) announced significant layoffs within his campaign Friday, but vowed to continue his long-shot bid against President Biden.
“I found it almost impossible to raise enough to do this campaign the way I want,” Phillips said. “And today, sadly, I had to announce layoffs to a lot of my staff members… amazing people who gave up a lot personally and a lot professionally to join this remarkable campaign,” Phillips said in a TikTok posted Friday to his X account, formerly Twitter. “And it was a really tough day for all of us.”
“But I made a promise to them and I’m gonna make it to you, I’m not giving up,” he added. “I’m gonna continue.”
In his X post, Phillips called on supporters to donate so he could stay in the race — claiming a majority of Americans believe Biden is “too old” and the GOP front-runner, former President Trump, is “to corrupt.”…
When I said running for president takes – at least 2 yrs of prep as a known entity
And at least 2x that as an unknown- some of y’all were no
Dean and @ezraklein says it Feb the general election is months awayNeither know a damn thing https://t.co/ZvQdxAb7JX
— Democrat, Environmentalist, & the establishment (@BlueSteelDC) February 17, 2024
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