Someone owes Dean Phillips an apology, and other campaign observations
Last winter, a long shot primary challenge to an elected incumbent president unfolded, the sort of challenge New Hampshire’s first in the nation primary has a history of being uniquely hospitable to. Gene McCarthy, Estes Kefauver, Pat Buchanan and others made history with such efforts, winning outright or exceeding expectations, often with important long term consequences. Alas, even the Granite State has its limits, and Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota stopped just short of his stated minimum goal of 20% […]
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