Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) criticized his party for being “totally devoid of leadership” and encouraged his colleagues to pay more attention to working-class constituents across the country.
“This party needs a comprehensive turnaround, and conventional wisdom no longer works. A party that consists of multiple silos and campaign committees and outside groups cannot strategically do its job, and that means leadership,” Phillips said during a recent interview with Politico.
“Right now, we are totally devoid of leadership. We are rudderless,” he added.
The Democratic Party was criticized by the outgoing Minnesota lawmaker in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory over Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Phillips, who abandoned his improbable bid for the presidency in March, was among the few Democrats to advocate for Biden’s resignation months prior to the president’s decision to do so in July.
“I don’t know which Democratic Party member my colleagues would point to as the leader, de facto leader, and absent that, I don’t see much, frankly, happening,” Phillips continued.
Phillips’s remarks are timely, as Democrats have been obliged to adjust their strategies following Republicans’ acquisition of a trifecta during the most recent election cycle.
Phillips, who serves as the representative of Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, also did not rule out the possibility of pursuing public office once more.
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