{"id":12290,"date":"2026-07-21T06:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12290"},"modified":"2026-07-21T06:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:12:07","slug":"democrats-could-take-preliminary-vote-on-their-2028-presidential-primary-calendar-later-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12290","title":{"rendered":"Democrats could take preliminary vote on their 2028 presidential primary calendar later this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/20\/Election_2_28_Democrats_12_52_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2014 Democrats could vote as early as this week on the order of their primary calendar for the 2028 presidential election, although the decision wouldn\u2019t be final until the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/democratic-national-committee\/\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> agrees.<\/p>\n<p>The panel that sets the party\u2019s voting order could make that determination as early as Friday when it meets in Washington, two people with knowledge of the party\u2019s process but not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Associated Press on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Rules and Bylaws Committee has been holding monthly meetings as it considers the order in which states will vote during the 2028 primaries. The panel has heard presentations from a dozen states hoping to kick off the party\u2019s primaries and caucuses, including Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/south-carolina\/\">South Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The calendar isn\u2019t considered set until it\u2019s approved by the full DNC, which is scheduled to meet in August. The DNC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats upended their process for setting their calendar after Iowa\u2019s 2020 Democratic caucus debacle, which led to days of uncertainty over who had won. The party since then has favored more diverse states.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2024 cycle, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a> led a DNC effort to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/south-carolina\/\">South Carolina<\/a> &#8211; which for years has held the party\u2019s first Southern contest &#8211; go first overall in the party\u2019s primaries. He cited the state\u2019s more racially diverse population compared to the traditional first-in-the-nation states of Iowa and New Hampshire, which are overwhelmingly white.<\/p>\n<p>Four years earlier, Rep. Jim Clyburn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/south-carolina\/\">South Carolina\u2019s<\/a> lone congressional Democrat and for a time the top Black Democratic lawmaker on Capitol Hill, helped Biden revive his flagging primary campaign and win a resounding victory in the state. He then went on to secure the party\u2019s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/south-carolina\/\">South Carolina\u2019s<\/a> Democratic leaders have pushed for the state to lead off again, lobbying for support and getting buy-in from Democratic Party chairs in five Southern states. In May, they pressed for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/south-carolina\/\">South Carolina<\/a> to reprise its role as the party\u2019s first-in-the-nation contest holder, arguing that the state best represents the initial playing field for presidential candidates to build the coalitions needed to win.<\/p>\n<p>A quarter of the state\u2019s population is Black and about 9% is Hispanic, according to the Census Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cappelletti reported from Washington. Meg Kinnard can be reached at http:\/\/x.com\/MegKinnardAP<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. \u2014 Democrats could vote as early as this week on the order of their primary calendar for the 2028 presidential election, although the decision wouldn\u2019t be final until the full Democratic National Committee agrees. 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