Why Democrats Should Stop Obsessing About the 2028 Primary Calendar

Top Democratic National Committee officials are meeting this week to determine which states will vote first in the 2028 nomination contest. And this decision, which could come as soon as Friday, has become quite a source of friction. Some Black Democratic officials say it’s a diss of Black voters if South Carolina does not remain the first primary state, as it became in 2024. Others say Nevada or New Mexico are better to start off the process because they have large populations of Latino…