
President Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign rally at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on October 30, 2020 Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Biden officially announced his re-election bid on Tuesday, setting the stage for a potential rematch against former President Trump.
State of play: Biden carried Minnesota and its 10 electoral votes in 2020, defeating Trump 52.4% to 45.3%.
- The win gave Minnesota Democrats a much bigger margin than in 2016, when Hillary Clinton edged out Trump by just 1.5 percentage points.
Zoom in: Biden also won the 2020 primary with 38.6% of the vote, one day after U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her campaign and endorsed his bid.
- In 2008, he pulled .06% in the state's Democratic Caucus, despite dropping out a month prior.
- He ended his 1988 campaign long before Minnesotans weighed in.
The intrigue: Minnesota U.S. Reps. Angie Craig and Dean Phillips made headlines last summer when they expressed support for replacing Biden with a new nominee in 2024.
- At the time, DFL Party chair Ken Martin said "most Democrats in the state don't agree with" that approach.
More coverage: Biden's never-Trump campaign for '24

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