DNC panel picks first 2028 primary state after battle over key voting blocs

South Carolina is on course to remain the lead-off primary in the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential nominating calendar , after landing a key party committee's recommendation. The Democratic National Committee' s (DNC) powerful Rules and Bylaws panel, meeting in the nation's capital on Friday, picked South Carolina over Nevada to hold the party's first presidential nominating contest in 2028, a move that will likely maintain a key role in the primary calendar for Black voters, who are a cruci