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

[Ogre Mage]

Yes, I think we should have NH, NV and SC plus one other as our first states.  The order can be hashed out.

Both MI and MN would be strong choices to replace IA.  But I'd probably have the smaller states (NV, NH and SC) go first followed by MI/MN. They are larger states and it will be more expensive to campaign there.  The smaller states going first will give less established candidates a chance to make an impression.

[Ogre Mage]

“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.