Democrats Point to SC’s Early Voting Records in Pitch to Stay First in 2028

Democrats point to SC’s early voting records in pitch to stay first in 2028

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn speaks to the crowd at his annual fish fry, with guest speakers Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, of California, behind him, on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — After record-smashing early voter numbers helped defeat a GOP redistricting proposal, South Carolina should at least remain the first state in the South to decide Democrats’ presidential nominee, the state’s …

Democrats are fighting over which state goes first in 2028. It's already getting ugly

WASHINGTON — Democratic Party leaders from a dozen states traveled to Washington, D.C., at the end of May to press for their voters to cast the first ballots in the next presidential primary.State representatives argued that diversifying the early states would ensure Democrats nominate a presidentia...