Yes, the news is true: U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-MN) has hired two of Bernie Sanders’ and Andrew Yang’s top advisers to serve his campaign in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. The move is seen as a further sign that Phillips is seeking to make the race competitive in 2020. The hires include Sanders’ former field director for Minnesota and Wisconsin, Kelly Caylor, and Yang’s former Minnesota field director, Emma Lauren Canfield. Phillips previously made connections to Sanders and Yang by signing onto their Medicare for All Act in the House of Representatives and supporting Yang’s Freedom Dividend universal basic income proposal.
