Rep. Dean Phillips, a Minnesota Democrat who ran against Mr. Biden in the primary, said the president’s exit from the ticket and elevation of Ms. Harris gave the party a lifeline.
Joe Biden gets hasty send-off as DNC pivots to Kamala Harris
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Now, Mr. Phillips said fellow Democratic lawmakers are privately lamenting to him they did not take his campaign more seriously.
Congressional Democrats suggest Joe Biden could change his mind about running for reelection
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