Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips Will Challenge Joe Biden For Democratic Nomination

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota will challenge Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday.

“I am, I have to,” Phillips told CBS News’ Robert Costa. “I think President Biden has done a spectacular job for our country. But it’s not about the past, this is an election about the future.”

“I will not sit still and I will not be quiet in the face of numbers that are so clearly saying that we’re going to be facing an emergency next November,” he added.

Phillips had been teasing a run for months on the grounds that Biden, the incumbent, is too old for a second term. That stance, which is at odds with virtually every other Democrat in Congress, prompted him earlier this month to leave his post on House Democrats’ leadership team.