AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - South Carolina locks in lead-off spot on Democrats' 2028 primary calendar
The DNC's rules panel voted to put South Carolina first in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary lineup, a move party leaders frame as honoring Black voters but critics call a distraction from the party's deeper problems. A powerful Democratic National Committee panel meeting in Minneapolis on Friday chose South Carolina over Nevada and New Hampshire […] The post South Carolina locks in lead-off spot on Democrats' 2028 primary calendar appeared first on American Almanac .
The DNC's rules panel voted to put South Carolina first in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary lineup, a move party leaders frame as honoring Black voters but critics call a distraction from the party's deeper problems. A powerful Democratic National Committee panel meeting in Minneapolis on Friday chose South Carolina over Nevada and New Hampshire to open the party's 2028 nominating contest, setting a proposed primary date of January 22, 2028. The vote was 26, 19 over Nevada, with New Hampshire drawing just four votes, Breitbart reported . The decision cements a shift the DNC began in 2024, when it first bumped New Hampshire from its century-old lead-off position. Now the party is doubling down, expanding the early-voting window to…Open