Honoring President Joe Biden’s wishes, the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee passed a proposal on Dec. 2 that would drastically reshape the 2024 presidential nominating calendar.
Under the measure, Iowa would be stripped of its first-in-the-nation caucus position and replaced by South Carolina, a state with a larger black population that helped Biden win the 2020 presidential election.
The panel proposed that South Carolina’s primary be held on Feb. 3, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on Feb. 6, Georgia on Feb. 13, and Michigan on Feb. 27.
The slate of states better reflects the diversity that composes the party’s base, DNC officials claim….}