Article 6J1FA Biden’s name won’t appear on New Hampshire ballots – where does that leave Democrats?

Biden’s name won’t appear on New Hampshire ballots – where does that leave Democrats?

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Adam Gabbatt in Salem, New Hampshire
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The president's absence opens a window for Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson to mount longshot presidential bids

While Donald Trump and Nikki Haley might draw focus, a shadow presidential primary is taking place in New Hampshire, where Joe Biden could stumble at the first hurdle of his bid to run for president again in 2024 following an internal Democratic party feud.

As a consequence of the party scrap, Biden's name will not even appear on the ballot in the Granite state on Tuesday. While the president remains the favorite to win his party's overall nomination, his absence here has opened a window for Dean Phillips, a Democratic congressman from Minnesota, and Marianne Williamson, an author and self-help guru who ran for president in 2020, to mount longshot presidential bids.

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