Iowa would lose its first-in-nation status on the Democratic primary calendar under tectonic changes Biden is pushing. The proposed order: 1️⃣ South Carolina 2️⃣ New Hampshire, Nevada 3️⃣ Georgia 4️⃣ Michigan
This also looks like
a good calendar for Vice President Harris if Biden doesn't run in 2024, or if she runs in '28. She'd be well positioned in South Carolina and Michigan, and probably Georgia, too.This is the end of the road for Iowa, which has been central to Democratic nominations going back to Jimmy Carter in 1976. Iowa has no role in the proposed changes. That makes sense, given the way the country and the party have changed. But remember the Hawkeye States helped propel Sen. Barack Obama to the presidency.
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