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Iowa Democrats launch campaign to reinstate caucus as 2028 contenders line up visits
Democrats in Iowa are looking to bring back the state’s status as the first-in-the-nation for the presidential primary cycle.
Iowa Democratic leader pushes for return of first-in-the-nation status, Republicans not worried
Iowa House Minority Leader Brian Meyer is pushing to restore Iowa's position after a 2023 DNC move, citing Midwest values.
Here’s where possible 2028 presidential contenders have been as they visit early primary states
Several possible 2028 presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle are visiting early primary states, signaling their ...
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Democrats vote to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st primary state
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup ...
Ruben Gallego is headed to Iowa State Fair next month. What to know
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego will visit the Iowa State Fair, sparking 2028 presidential speculation. Gallego's visit will focus ...
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The South Carolina primary is actually about the 2028 election - POLITICO
South Carolina state Rep. Ivory Thigpen said his brother-in-law Ras Smith, who also happened to serve as an Iowa state legislator, got “an entire special” on CNN, which profiled his decision ...
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Biden Wants South Carolina as First Primary State in 2024, Demoting Iowa - The New York Times
The move would also be a reward for South Carolina, the state that saved Mr. Biden’s candidacy two years ago after he came in fourth in Iowa and fifth in New Hampshire, both of which are smaller ...
Newsom excoriates Trump in South Carolina: ‘We cannot let him win’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) rebuked President Trump during a visit to South Carolina on Tuesday, vowing, “we cannot let him win.” Newsom said during the first day of a two-day trip in ...
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South Carolina primary exit polls for the 2024 GOP election: What ...
MAGA: Almost half of South Carolina GOP voters identify as "MAGA," in line with Iowa GOP caucusgoers (46%), but higher than what CBS News saw in the New Hampshire primary.
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South Carolina is the second-best state for Democrats’ first primary
Unlike Iowa and New Hampshire, which have previously gone first and second and have populations of about 3.2 million and 1.4 million people, respectively, South Carolina, with about 5.2 million ...
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South Carolina, the first primary State? No, It Should Be Maryland ...
A Pew Research Center report on racial and ethnic composition among Democratic voters shows New Hampshire’s Democratic electorate is 94% white, and Iowa’s is 86% white, while South Carolina ...
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If South Carolina Voted First In The Democratic Presidential Primary, Would Black Democrats Have A Stronger Voice? - FiveThirtyEight
Iowa is a smallish state whose demographic makeup is far less analogous to the larger Democratic Party than South Carolina, which is more racially diverse. (In 2020, Black voters made up a ...