Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign

Dean Phillips, the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, announced his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on October 27, 2023. He was one of three major candidates who challenged incumbent President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic primary, alongside environmental lawyer and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and author Marianne Williamson.

Phillips' campaign was considered to be a "long-shot" run by Roll Call and NBC News. Phillips is generally considered a moderate Democratic. Phillips argued during his campaign that president Biden would be a weak general election candidate due to his age and low approval ratings. Phillips campaigned as a younger alternative to Biden, who would be a stronger opponent to Trump. On December 23, 2023, Phillips argued that Biden should “thoughtfully exit” the 2024 race. In public, Phillips was ridiculed. In private, others in the Democratic Party shared his concerns. On March 6, 2024, Phillips suspended his campaign following Super Tuesday.

Phillips was the second-placed person in terms of awarded delegates in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Four delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago were pledged to Phillips, compared to 3,896 for Biden and 36 to uncommitted. Phillips' delegates were gained from Ohio's 2nd, 6th, and 14th congressional districts and Logan County, Nebraska.