First No More? Democratic Presidential Primary Calendar for 2028 Draws Ire in NH

MOFFETT: DNC Primary Snub Will Be Great for NH

The Democratic National Committee has officially scheduled the 2028 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary for Feb. 8—after South Carolina on Jan. 22 and Nevada on Feb. 1. Conventional political wisdom holds that this is a snub to the Granite State, which has long held the nation’s first presidential primary. There may be some truth to that. But the DNC’s unfortunate scheduling decision may ultimately haunt the party—and prove a boon to N…

First no more? Democratic presidential primary calendar for 2028 draws ire in NH

State and local Democratic leaders have longed clashed over New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary status, and the DNC has now put South Carolina and...

DNC gives final approval for early primary voting in Virginia

by Brandon Jarvis Virginia has been approved as an early-window state in the 2028 Democratic presidential nominating calendar, giving the commonwealth an expanded role in the next presidential primary. The Democratic National Committee’s full membership approved the move during the DNC’s Summer Meeting in Austin, Texas, following a recommendation from the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee. Under the approved calendar, Virginia’s presidential primar…

DNC Approves '28 Primary Calendar - The Pulse of NH

The Democratic National Committee has picked South Carolina to lead its presidential primaries. The party approved a list of six states to lead its early presidential contests after holding discussions at a meeting in Texas on Saturday. South Carolina will hold the first primary on January 22nd, followed by Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia, all in February. The new 2028 roadmap pushes Black and Latino voters to the front …