Talk:Dean Phillips/Archive 1

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Coining "Angertainment" Is trivial or significant?
I added, another editor deleted with edit summary identifying my addition as trivial, and I restored. I think this is non-trivial, coining a pretty powerful phrase. What do others think? --Doncram (talk,contribs) 19:35, 6 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't think it's trivial either, I would say it should be added back. Relinus (talk) 21:40, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Relationship to Pauline Phillips (Dear Abby)
In the Personal life section, please replace the word "grandmother" with "step-grandmother" to clarify the correct non-biological relationship between these two individuals, to be consistent with what is stated earlier in this article. 64.30.93.144 (talk) 18:37, 24 October 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅ A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 19:33, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Net worth of $123 million
Suggested edit ...

"With a net worth of $123 million, according to disclosures filed in 2019, Phillips, age 54, is the fifth richest member of the House of Representatives, and among the 10 richest members in Congress."

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/steve-schmidt-advising-dean-phillips-1234864257/ 2601:444:300:B070:59D2:96C5:B74A:52D0 (talk) 01:17, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Name change
Why can’t this article mention why and when this guy changed his name? TheScotch (talk) 14:41, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm sure it can, if there are reliable sources for it. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 14:48, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * After the wedding, Eddie adopted Dean, who took his adoptive father’s last name. Adding now. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:49, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Friends of Dean Phillips
On the Hugh Hewitt Radio show, Michael Graham reported that in a conversation in a NH diner, Mr. Phillips stated that he is a "dear friend" of Rashida Tlaib. 2601:40A:C280:F9E0:9D05:6050:8025:937 (talk) 13:44, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Presidential Campaign: Elon Musk and Bill Ackman
"In January 2024, Phillips floated the idea of putting billionaires Elon Musk and Bill Ackman in cabinet positions during his presidency."

It's not wrong, but why does a vague idea he once floated belong here while his main campaign positions do not? Perhaps someone more familiar with the style guides can make a determination what does and does not belong in this section. 86.5.56.179 (talk) 09:38, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Centrist and Moderate
The lead says, “Phillips is considered a centrist and a moderate Democrat.”

However, this Wikipedia article later says, “Phillips voted with President Joe Biden's stated public policy positions 100% of the time, making him more liberal than average in the 117th Congress when predictive scoring (district partisanship and voting record) is used.” So we could conform the lead to the article body by saying, “Phillips is a Democrat who has consistently voted in support of President Joe Biden’s positions.”&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 16:17, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Done.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 15:18, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Nonsense. Biden has been considered centrist throughout his very long political career. TheScotch (talk) 14:40, 30 December 2023 (UTC)


 * No reason the article can't say both those things, as long as there's a good source for it. 86.5.56.179 (talk) 09:42, 24 January 2024 (UTC)