#DeanPhillips past and present: What you need to know about Biden's primary challenger
Karissa Waddick
USA TODAY
..."Since launching his longshot #presidential bid in October, Phillips has sought to woo moderate and liberal voters unsatisfied with Biden’s achievements and uneasy about the slate of GOP 2024 hopefuls. And he’s attempted to do it with a blend of business-minded savvy and pragmatic moderatism.
Much like the Putting Dean to Work series, the approach heavily draws from Phillips' past as a serial entrepreneur and three-term U.S. representative. Here’s a deeper look at those experiences and how they have impacted the 54-year-old’s perspective on the presidential campaign trail.
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The idea that “good ideas come from everybody” has influenced his consensus-building mindset and belief that issues are “never black and white,” Phillips said.
When it comes to the economy, for instance, he argued he would push for both “pro-business and pro-labor” policies, though has not yet released specifics on what such plans would include.
“This notion that we can’t be pro-business and pro-labor is kind of sad because we can and should,” he said. “A lot of small businesses really struggle, and their employees are struggling to win. Everybody’s just trying to make it work.”
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Unlike Lincoln’s Cabinet, which was composed of leaders of different Republican factions, Phillips has said, his would include leaders from across the political spectrum – conservative to progressive – to “ensure that there are people of multiple perspectives that represent multiple communities.”...
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