Illinois lost out to Michigan in its efforts to become the new Midwest representative among the first five states in the process to select a 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, based on the recommendation of a party committee and President Joe Biden.
Iowa caucus participant Sophia Egal, center right, holds a sign for presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders before caucusing at the Muslim Community Organization on Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines.
Under the new calendar, South Carolina would begin the 2024 Democratic presidential primary process on Feb. 3, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada, both on Feb. 6, with Georgia next on Feb. 13 and then Michigan on Feb. 27.The new early state calendar would replace the schedule Democrats have used since 2008, which led off with Iowa, followed by New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
Michigan was deemed to be a battleground swing state in presidential contests, despite recent Democratic midterm victories at the state level that included flipping control of its legislature from Republicans. The state’s huge labor background and statewide diversity of voters were also cited as factors to make it the new Midwest representative.
Scott Brennan, a DNC member from Iowa, warned that the new early lineup may be forsaking support from rural voters — a bloc that has shifted Republican in Iowa, Illinois and other states. Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers and a member of the DNC panel, said the early-state schedule from Biden was “a really innovative, interesting, eloquent, bold recommendation.”Under New Hampshire state law, it is supposed to be home to the nation’s first presidential primary. The new Democratic schedule would place it second behind South Carolina and on the same date as Nevada.
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