South Carolina is one step away from becoming the first-in-the-nation Democratic presidential primary state for 2028, after the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee voted to recommend it at a meeting Friday.
The proposed calendar will be voted on by the full DNC at its summer meeting next month in Austin, Texas.
The other top contender was Nevada, and the panel grappled with whether the party should prioritize its most consistent voting bloc or the fastest-growing demographic group in the country.
