Dem panel taps South Carolina to hold first 2028 presidential primary

Axios reports South Carolina will hold the first Democratic primary of twenty twenty-eight, after the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee voted Friday to elevate it over Nevada—though the decision needs full party approval. The debate pitted Black Democrats, who argued South Carolina's loyal Black voters deserve first say, against Latino Democrats pushing for Nevada's Latino and working-class voters. The panel also valued South Carolina as a small, diverse state where candidates can compete without massive advertising budgets. But New Hampshire—which has state law requiring the first primary—and some Iowa Democrats have indicated they might hold unauthorized contests anyway, defying the party's new penalty rules.

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