DNC Panel Picks South Carolina to Lead Off 2028 Primary Calendar

A Democratic National Committee panel voted to place South Carolina first in the party's 2028 presidential nominating calendar, cementing the state's early role after a fight over which voting blocs should shape the primary. The decision rewards the coalition that revived Joe Biden's 2020 campaign and sidelines traditional first-in-the-nation states. New Hampshire Democrats are already vowing to defy the calendar, setting up a jurisdictional clash that could fracture the party's early-state order.