Who Wins (and Who Loses) in the Democrats’ New 2028 Primary Calendar?

Democratic Party officials have approved a new calendar that puts South Carolina at the head of the line. Black and Latino voters will gain new clout.

Chuck Todd said the DNC primary calendar, starting with South Carolina, appears designed to make life harder for a progressive insurgent candidate to break through in 2028.

Some progressive Democrats are fuming that the party's new schedule for 2028 presidential primaries could make it harder for one of their own to win the party's nomination. A powerful Democratic National Committee panel voted Friday to kick off the primary in South Carolina — the state where progressive icon Bernie Sa