Top Democrat President Biden has blessed switching from Iowa and New Hampshire to more diverse South Carolina ….
Now selling it……
South Carolina’s elevation to first place in the Democratic presidential nominating calendar picked up more public backing this week from a slew of former 2020 Democratic presidential campaign staffers who worked in the state.
Fourteen former South Carolina state directors for 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidates signed a letter, obtained first by POLITICO, affirming their support for South Carolina to make the jump into first place — arguing that the move elevates Black voters who are the “backbone of our party.”….
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The letter kicks off the final round of public and private lobbying ahead of a February Democratic National Committee vote to reorder the party’s presidential nominating calendar. Last month, the DNC moved forward with a proposal to dramatically reorder the slate of states that get to vote during the early nominating window. The plan, recommended by President Joe Biden, removed Iowa from its longtime position as the first state. It made the South Carolina primary first and placed New Hampshire and Nevada on the same day next in line. The proposal would also see Georgia and Michigan added to the early window…..