If the states follow through on the plan adopted in Philadelphia by the Democratic National Committee, they would upend a half-century-old schedule that has had New Hampshire's primary and Iowa's caucuses as the first presidential nominating contests.
Joe Biden, with Rep. Jim Clyburn , speaks in Columbia, S.C. after winning the state's Democratic primary in 2020.
Some critics have cast the plan as an effort by Biden to tilt the primary process in his favor by having states likely to be favorable to him hold early primaries. That may lead to a game of chicken with the DNC, which could sanction any state that refuses to acquiesce to its rules. That could include devaluing the state's delegates.
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