Democrats prepare to boot Iowa from “first in the nation” status

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Pennsylvania would be a great choice for being representative of the party and a swing state, though it could be too big. If Bernie Sanders won big in a state though, it is not representative to go first, and neither are states like South Carolina that are dominated by moderate black voters.

One contender could be Missouri. It is not a swing state in the general election, but it is not a huge state and is decently representative of the party, it was extremely close in 2008 and 2016.

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“President Biden has asked leaders of the Democratic National Committee to make South Carolina the nation’s first primary state, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada a week later, and hold subsequent weekly primaries in Georgia and Michigan,” the Washington Post reports.

South Carolina was the state that sparked Biden's comeback in the 2020 Primary.  NH will surely fight for their primary to go first, so SC may get bumped to 2nd.  But either way seems fine to me.  I take this as a sign Michigan will be in the early mix of states, but probably 4th after the smaller states (NH, SC, NV) have gone.

I hope this is a sign we are dumping Iowa.

That would be a boost for establishment Democrats while picking a state that is demographically unrepresentative of the party, like Iowa.