States voting early in the primary have major influence since White House hopefuls struggling to raise money or gain political traction often drop out before visiting areas outside the first five. The move marks a major shift from the current calendar, which had started with Iowa’s caucuses for the last five decades, followed by New Hampshire’s primary and subsequent contests in Nevada and South Carolina.
Four of the five states that will start Democrats’ new primary schedule are presidential battlegrounds, meaning the eventual party winner can lay groundwork in important general election locales. Michigan and Georgia both voted for Donald Trump in 2016 before flipping to Biden in 2020. Still, this year’s changes could establish precedent, just as a new lineup that moved Nevada and South Carolina into early voting states did when the DNC approved a new primary lineup before the 2008 presidential election.Saturday’s vote doesn’t mean the new calendar is locked. South Carolina, Nevada and Michigan have met party requirements to join the party’s new top five.
never was called the smartest guy in the room, but why not have all primaries on the same day.. that way every candidate will be considered in every state.. seems like that would give the most equity to all...
South carolina is a conservative state thats why they’re doing it. More black people live in illinois, curious they didn’t put it there.
POTUS SenatorBennet SenatorHick RepJasonCrow Change it to be so that ALL states hold their primaries on the EXACT SAME DAY so that we all get a chance to vote for any of the candidates before they All drop out of the election!!!!!!!!
more like empower joe biden lmao
As long as you give them the concrete soap box to stand on AP!
They should start with the closest swing states because that's how the winner of the general election is chosen
The party that gets whiter every cycle.
States you don’t need in the general shouldn’t be at the front of the primary.
Believe it when I see it. This group is ineffective trash.
America is 59.3% White 18.9% Hispanic or Latino 13.6% Black 6.1% Asian 2.9% Two or More Races 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native IJS
LMAO it’s not to “empower” minority voters it’s to ensure no progressive ever wins again by front-loading conservative States that will support their Corporatist candidate. Transparently ensuring their Capitalist overlords never have to worry about a Bernie again.
There are states that actually vote for Democrats that have larger black populations. This isn't about empowering black voters, and to hell with AP for uncritically repeating that it is.
Haha that’s why they voted for the oldest white guy they could find.
if the goal was to empower black and minority voters then why not Georgia? the state is more diverse and actually votes blue.
Democrats are losing non-white votes. QUICK - WE NEED TO IMPORT SEVERAL MILLION ILLEGALS AND GET THEM TO VOTE FOR US!!!
So blacks and other minorities are empowered, then which group is being disempowered? No racism or voter suppression here is it Associated Press.
🧢. They want conservative states to vote first bc they usually go for corporate dems
The democrats can rearrange the furniture all they want, but until someone who can play dirty like the republicans do, it’s not going to help.
It would make more sense to have all primaries on the same day, just like the regular vote. The staggering of dates taints people’s perceptions.
By all means please do it.
Hot Taek: Having identification to participate in society isn't racist. In fact its the exact opposite. Your ability to particapte is directly related to the very minimal effort it takes to get a license/ID. Pandering to people without that, should be obviously suspicious.
Biden crime family rolls on.
Iowa sucks and the Northwest region is chalked full of racists anyway.
Should be interesting to see how NH reacts, given their State law that requires them to be first in the nation.
I’m all for diversifying the initial primaries to ensure candidates are appealing to a broad group of voters…but South Carolina Why not Georgia or Nevada? At least pick a state Dems have a chance to win a general election and could benefit from the ground work in the primary.
Meh. They're empowering the establishment
And what’s so funny is that Blacks have yet to figure out that the Dems need them to be welfare dependent, undereducated and unsuccessful. Look around Black folk and what do you see? The Dems want you to believe they are the party that’ll save you…how is that working out?
They are elevating a state whose election laws they called Jim Crow 2.0
There is no moral, intellectual, or ethical reason to be a member of the Democratic Party. Only the excuses of ignorance and wickedness explain it.
Good! One can argue if SC is the best choice, but all white states leading off is not good for the party. And caucuses need to be banned.
Lol, no it's not. It's to make sure no 'outsiders' ever gain any momentum. is a bootlicking org.
Democrats should not allow White Men to vote in their primary… problem solved.
Why the dems want a state that will never vote a dem in the general election is baffling, as is picking a state with low voter engagement. Nobody but elite dmc hand picked candidates will stand a chance and that’s not democracy.
Bernie really scared them that bad huh?
Same old democrats, it’s all about race
Democrats continue their drift away from the American white working class.
That will cure systemic racism for sure
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