Democrat presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) accused the Biden campaign of influencing media networks to keep him off the air.
Phillips told Politico that he believes the Biden campaign launched a coordinated effort of blocking people from going to his events, supporting him and putting him on their platforms.
“I do know of specific cases where representatives of the Biden campaign have been very clear to others about trying to not attend events of mine, to not support me, and to not platform me,” Phillips asserted. “It is almost antithetical to democratic principles, which include debate, deliberation and ultimately compromise.”
“LOL,” Biden campaign spokesperson TJ Ducklo told Politico in response to Phillips’ accusation.
Phillips said that while some more conservative-leaning networks have been open to hosting him he’s largely been ignored by other media outlets, he took a specific shot at MSNBC.
“Right media has been more than invitational,” Phillips told Politico. “I don’t think there’s an MSNBC viewer that even knows that I’m a congressman, because what’s being portrayed is designed to prevent that education.”
Phillips is polling over 60 points behind Biden nationally, according to the RealClearPolitics average.
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