AXIOS (Holly Otterbein) - Dems' 2028 primary schedule angers some progressives
Some progressive Democrats are fuming that the party's new schedule for 2028 presidential primaries could make it harder for one of their own to win the party's nomination. - A powerful Democratic National Committee panel voted Friday to kick off the primary in South Carolina — the state where progressive icon Bernie Sanders suffered landslide losses in the 2016 and 2020 primaries. Why it matters: The panel's decision came with Democrats already divided over a wave of contentious 2026 primaries that have pitted an insurgent left against the party's more moderate establishment. Zoom in: From Wisconsin to Michigan to Maine , top Democrats are trying to halt the left wing's momentum in the run-up to this year's midterms, favoring…