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2. If it were up to me, I'd just keep the traditional pre-2024 calendar - I think playing games with the order will just

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 12:57 PM

Aug 27

cause more harm than good - I just think we need to not assign so much importance to the results in early states. My own takes on the early states:

Iowa - a Caucus state that is now hopelessly Republican - not much value in determining a Democratic nominee anymore. I say keep it first, but candidates should definitely feel free to skip it.
New Hampshire - a light blue state in the general election; allows for retail politicking, and they are NOT going to give up being the first primary no matter what the DNC decides - keep it second.
Nevada - a state that swung to Trump in 2024 that we need to get back - keep it third.
South Carolina - a landslide GOP state in the general election; a primary electorate that is not representative at all of the general election electorate - tends to rubberstamp by landslide the establishment favorite - keep it fourth but like Iowa, candidates should definitely feel free to skip it.

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If IA and NH are no longer first, we will know change is afoot... Fiendish Thingy Aug 27 #1

If it were up to me, I'd just keep the traditional pre-2024 calendar - I think playing games with the order will just Midwestern Democrat Aug 27 #2

Changing the order of the primaries is the only way to change the media narrative Fiendish Thingy Aug 27 #3

Have to admit, I'm damned curious to see the results of these considerations Torchlight Aug 27 #4