Dean Phillips: Biden Is ‘Unelectable’; ‘This Delusion That He Can Win Is a Threat to Democracy’

WELKER So let s ░░░░░░░░ right there Last time ░░░░░░░░ and I spoke you ░░░░░░░░ that you are not ░░░░░░░░ on President Biden you ░░░░░░░░ not running against him ░░░░░░░░ told me that and ░░░░░░░░ you re calling him ░░░░░░░░ unelectable threat to democracy ░░░░░░░░ has changed PHILLIPS Well ░░░░░░░░ he s unelectable I ░░░░░░░░ the data is showing ░░░░░░░░ single poll coming out ░░░░░░░░ now Kristen every one ░░░░░░░░ showing him falling further ░░░░░░░░ his approval numbers at ░░░░░░░░ lows and I m ░░░░░░░░ to generate a wake ░░░░░░░░ call to Democrats that ░░░░░░░░ have a real problem ░░░░░░░░ And rather than stifling ░░░░░░░░ suppressing competition we should ░░░░░░░░ encouraging it That s ░░░░░░░░ I spent the better ░░░░░░░░ of the year encouraging ░░░░░░░░ candidates to enter the ░░░░░░░░ the water is warm ░░░░░░░░ need to practice democracy ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ something clear The president ░░░░░░░░ not a threat to ░░░░░░░░ but running and suppressing ░░░░░░░░ candidates is a threat ░░░░░░░░ you re behind in ░░░░░░░░ polls like he is ░░░░░░░░ frankly to disenfranchise voters ░░░░░░░░ Florida and North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ is what has happened ░░░░░░░░ the last two weeks ░░░░░░░░ also a risk And ░░░░░░░░ m pointing out the ░░░░░░░░ that we should be ░░░░░░░░ democracy not stifling it ░░░░░░░░ Just to be clear ░░░░░░░░ are saying because you ░░░░░░░░ he s unelectable you ░░░░░░░░ he s a threat ░░░░░░░░ democracy PHILLIPS That s ░░░░░░░░ WELKER So you re ░░░░░░░░ still calling him a ░░░░░░░░ to democracy PHILLIPS I ░░░░░░░░ say those who are ░░░░░░░░ this delusion that he ░░░░░░░░ beat Donald Trump they ░░░░░░░░ are a threat to ░░░░░░░░ I m just going ░░░░░░░░ call it like I ░░░░░░░░ it And that s ░░░░░░░░ the country is saying ░░░░░░░░ every single poll And ░░░░░░░░ we don t wake ░░░░░░░░ soon Kristen we re ░░░░░░░░ to be in for ░░░░░░░░ tragedy and this time ░░░░░░░░ know it 2016 we ░░░░░░░░ t believe it This ░░░░░░░░ we better believe it ░░░░░░░░ that s the truth ░░░░░░░░ just want to make ░░░░░░░░ clear he is not ░░░░░░░░ threat he s a ░░░░░░░░ man and someone I ░░░░░░░░ but this delusion that ░░░░░░░░ can win is a ░░░░░░░░ to democracy yes WELKER ░░░░░░░░ you have it both ░░░░░░░░ I mean I know ░░░░░░░░ re being very careful ░░░░░░░░ your wording but can ░░░░░░░░ have it both ways ░░░░░░░░ mean why not just ░░░░░░░░ it that you think ░░░░░░░░ s a threat because ░░░░░░░░ s unelectable PHILLIPS Because ░░░░░░░░ think he s being ░░░░░░░░ by others telling him ░░░░░░░░ he s the only ░░░░░░░░ that can win and ░░░░░░░░ not him who And ░░░░░░░░ fact is we should ░░░░░░░░ practicing thoughtful primary right ░░░░░░░░ That s why we ░░░░░░░░ primaries to identify the ░░░░░░░░ who is best positioned ░░░░░░░░ win That s why ░░░░░░░░ m saying let s ░░░░░░░░ to May or June ░░░░░░░░ let s see what ░░░░░░░░ polls say If they ░░░░░░░░ that President Biden is ░░░░░░░░ ahead of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I m behind I ░░░░░░░░ I ll pack it ░░░░░░░░ I ll get behind ░░░░░░░░ hundred percent Conversely if ░░░░░░░░ polls show that I ░░░░░░░░ ahead of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ President Biden is behind ░░░░░░░░ think he should do ░░░░░░░░ same thing.”