Democratic Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips — who is waging a primacy challenge against President Joe Biden and who indeed registered 16 percent support in a New Hampshire poll released yesterday by Emerson — is being all but ignored by the media this election cycle.
MSNBC’s only reported coverage of Phillips was a segment in which host Alex Wagner derisively commented that “literally zero voters showed up” at one of his recent campaign stops. CNN has covered Phillips a few times more, as Phillips says he has made five appearances on the network. But the general attitude from all mainstream outlets — including the New York Times and the Washington Post — is silence.
With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary fast approaching, Phillips has decided to go public with his ire over the networks’ seeming subservience to the Biden administration.
[Welcome to the party, pal! In fairness, Phillips really hasn’t made enough of an impact within the party to warrant any horse-race coverage, at least not yet. — Ed]
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