Dean Phillips To File Candidacy in New Hampshire Friday, Launch Primary Challenge Against Joe Biden

Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips will announce a long-shot primary campaign against President Joe Biden on Friday in New Hampshire, according to multiple people with knowledge of the plans – presenting himself as the next generation of leader ready to take on the 80-year-old standard bearer of his party.

The announcement will come at the New Hampshire State House in Concord, according to flyers publicizing the event, where the congressman will then file for the state’s primary. Representative for Phillips informed the New Hampshire Secretary of State on Thursday that he would file for the primary on Friday.

Phillips’ bid will undoubtedly be an uphill climb. The congressman is unknown to almost all voters, jumping into the race remarkably late, and challenging a sitting president who has a massive campaign war chest and the entire party infrastructure behind him.