Democrats vote to bump Iowa, move South Carolina to 1st in the presidential selection process
The Iowa caucuses are not first because they're important; they're important because they're first. former Des Moines Register opinion editor Kathie Obradovich explains.Democrats voted to make history on Friday by emphasizing and elevating Black voices in the early days of the presidential nominating process, creating a seismic shift in the way America chooses its leaders.
“I’m so proud that we're going to hear from more voices — voices of those who simply yearn to be heard. To be seen,” said committee member Donna Brazile, a former acting chair of the DNC.The calendar “is going to speak to all of us, because we know that our role in this party and our role as Democrats and as Americans is to open doors.”
But leaders in Iowa and New Hampshire, who did not receive their preferred spot on the calendar, are already promising to buck the committee’s decision and hold contests as they see fit. The order of states is contingent on each certifying in a signed letter by Jan. 5 that they have made any necessary statutory changes and will hold their primary on the date prescribed by the committee, regardless of when any other state holds its primary contest.
Iowa’s representative to the committee, Scott Brennan, said that despite the enforcement rules, the vote will create a climate of confusion and jockeying among states that could drag out through much of 2023.
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