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Dean Phillips Charts a New Course for Political Advertising

As pandemic pushes campaigns online, Phillips uses technology to bring his bipartisan message directly to voters 

MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA – Yesterday, Dean Phillips announced details behind his strategic and innovative advertising campaign, which is currently underway in Minnesota’s Third Congressional District. Rather than participating in archaic, ugly, and offensive political ad wars on television, the Phillips for Congress campaign is using data to micro target a series of positive online ads directly to independent voters.

“We’re running an innovative campaign that’s built for the challenges and realities of 2020,” said Phillips. “I reject the outdated fear tactics employed by Donald Trump and the Republican candidates who are running alongside him. I’m choosing optimism and invitation over fear and division – and my campaign is using twenty first century tools to spread our message during this unprecedented and historic election.” 

Totalling more than $400,000, the investment includes six targeted ads which highlight Phillips’s lengthy bipartisan record and gives voters something to vote for rather than reasons to dislike his opponent. Phillips also leaned on local creative talent – rather than political consultants – to develop a series of ads calling on Americans to come together with optimism in the midst of the most divisive political season in our lifetimes. 

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Third District’s Dean Phillips deserves another term in Congress

He’s taken a refreshingly bipartisan approach to Washington. 

Opinion editor’s note: The Star Tribune Editorial Board operates separately from the newsroom, and no news editors or reporters were involved in the endorsement process.

Minnesota’s Third Congressional District, long in Republican hands, swung to a Democrat in the last election, businessman Dean Phillips. Voters liked his message of innovation, pragmatism and a commitment to working across the aisle.

Phillips, 51, has delivered on those ideals in his first term and deserves to continue his work in a second term. He is part of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, where some 50 lawmakers from both parties sit down to figure out where they can find common ground.

Their most recent work centered on breaking the impasse on COVID relief, with Phillips and South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson laboring to craft a well-balanced framework that was larger than the Senate’s “skinny stimulus” but smaller than the House’s $2 trillion package. Continue reading.

Phillips, Reed, Cardin, Portman Lead Bicameral, Bipartisan Remembrance of Yitzhak Rabin 25 Years After His Assassination


WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Tom Reed (R-NY), along with U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH), have introduced a resolution in both the Senate and House of Representatives to honor the life, legacy and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated 25 years ago on November 4, 1995 for his pursuit of peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The lawmakers express support for community leaders and government officials who continue to encourage co-existence and cooperation between the Israelis and Palestinians and reaffirms strong United States’ support for “two states—a democratic Jewish State of Israel, and a viable, democratic Palestinian state—living side-by-side in peace, security, and mutual recognition.”

“As a Jewish American, I am a proud supporter of Israel, our most important ally in the Middle East,” Rep. Phillips said. “Yitzhak Rabin dedicated his life to Israeli prosperity and security, and ultimately gave his life in pursuit of peace with its neighbors. Like Rabin, I believe that Israel must remain a Jewish and democratic nation, and exist peacefully alongside a democratic Palestinian state. Today, on occasion of the 25th anniversary of his assassination, I honor his memory by calling on nations of the world to join together in building the bridges of understanding and cooperation to achieve that end.”

“Yitzak Rabin’s legacy is one of hope and peace overcoming generations of mistrust and violence. Over the course of his lifetime, Rabin experienced personal and political transformations that led to his courageous fight for peace, for which he paid the ultimate price. It is this courage and vision of two states for two peoples that we must continue to embrace and make real,” said Senator Cardin. “The special relationship between Israel and the United States remains strong and it is a driving force in our desire to see a lasting peace in the region.”

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Rep. Phillips responds to Trump’s ending of COVID negotiations

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) released the following statement on Trump’s decision to end COVID relief negotiations:

“Given President Trump’s own COVID diagnosis and his earlier comments in support of a bill with ‘much higher numbers’ it is confounding and unconscionable that he would suddenly order a cessation of negotiations over a much-needed COVID-19 relief bill. American families and America’s small businesses are hurting and cannot afford even more delays — especially when a deal is within reach. I worked together with my Republican colleague Rep. Dusty Johnson to lead a working group that crafted a bipartisan framework for such a deal that has been widely supported, including by the Administration. I cannot overstate how important it is that leaders in both parties — along with the President — return to the table and agree on a package that will provide immediate relief to families and businesses. Inaction is not an option.”

Phillips Calls on Congress to Denounce QAnon Conspiracy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dean Phillips took to the floor of the House of Representatives to call on his colleagues to disavow dangerous anti-Semitic conspiracy theories like QAnon that are weaponizing the political process.

WATCH: Dean Phillips speaks on the House floor

Remarks as prepared:

Thank you Mr/Madam Speaker,

“I rise today to urge a unanimous YES vote on Mr. Malinowski’s resolution.  EVERY ONE OF US here swore the same oath to defend our nation from enemies both foreign and domestic – and QAnon is a dangerous enemy lurking within our borders that must be forcefully and unanimously condemned.

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