The Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws committee voted to position South Carolina as the first state in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary calendar. This decision reshapes the traditional primary order and marks a significant change in the party's nominating process.
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The Democratic Party is set to take a key step towards determining its calendar for the first set of presidential nominating primaries and caucuses in the 2028 election.
South Carolina is poised to hold the first Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028, after the Democratic National Committee’s powerful rules committee moved to keep the state at the front of the line.
South Carolina is expected to be the first state in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary contest after the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) rules and bylaws committee voted Friday to approve it as the initial battleground. The committee's recommendation will now go to the entire Democratic National Committee, which will consider the matter in Austin, Texas,...