Idea: Illinois as first-primary state

[Canis]

Yes, if certain candidates will get a lead because they appeal to white primary voters in IA and NH only for their lead to be wiped out with states with large African American populations then what's the point of having IA and NH first? The last 3 primaries showed it just makes the primary more expensive and takes longer. At this point, id be fine with IL NV and SC first or just have every state vote on the same day and get it over with. If you plan on leading the democratic ticket in the general you need to be able to appeal to the base of the party. IL works well because it's a big state with roughly the same demographics of the country. and party in order to win the primary their you have to be able to appeal well to White Hispanic and African American voters it just makes sense. I get that progressives will say you need a lot of money to be able to compete in states as big as IL but you're going to need a lot of money to win a general and the primary is supposed to determine the strongest candidate so just announce a few months earlier than you normally would and fundraise your butt off.