Iowa is on the verge of losing its first-in-the-nation status after botching its Democratic presidential caucuses last year
Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak signs a bill into law on June 11, 2021, in Las Vegas. This law would make Nevada the first to vote on the 2024 presidential primary contests. | AP Photo/John Locher.
Watching the Nevada fireworks explode from halfway across the country, Iowa Democrats glimpsed a flicker of hope. As the national party considers the 2024 calendar, Iowa — in comparison to Nevada — might not look so bad anymore. And that might assist their efforts to save their cherished place in the early state pecking order.
, a blow to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s vaunted organizing machine in the swing state. Nevada — or some other state — may still unseat Iowa. The effort in Nevada has been championed by Reid, who remains influential in national party politics. Regardless of the contretemps within the state party, one prominent Democratic Party official said, “Harry Reid is still Harry Reid.”
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