Sorry, New Hampshire, First Primary Is Not A Divine Right
by Brian Porto, New Hampshire Bulletin
December 16, 2022
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously said that the only constant in life is change. The Democratic Party illustrated that point recently by electing a new generation of leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and by rearranging the order of states to hold presidential primaries for the 2024 election.
The latter change was the work of the party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, which gave near-unanimous approval to President Joe Biden’s proposal to eliminate the Iowa caucuses from the early round of nominating contests and to substitute South Carolina for New Hampshire as the first primary.