DNC Votes to Shove New Hampshire and Iowa Aside for First Presidential Primaries, Moves South Carolina to the Top Slot
By Bob Hoge | 9:00 PM on February 04, 2023
The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to change their long-standing tradition of holding the first presidential primaries in New Hampshire and Iowa, pushing aside those states and moving up South Carolina and Michigan. The new lineup calls for S.C. to vote on February 3, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on February 6, Georgia on February 13, and then Michigan on February 27.
The move is an effort to diversify the demographics of early-voting states to better reflect the Democrat base:
“Folks, the Democratic Party looks like America and so does this proposal,” said Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison ahead of the vote, adding it “elevates the backbone of our party.”
Implicit in his statement is that Harrison feels that New Hampshire and Iowa don’t look like America. That must not feel very good to those folks living in those states.
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