'It’s a very pleasant surprise.' South Carolina Democrats react to President Biden's proposal to make the state the first to vote in the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries.
making South Carolina the first to vote in the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries Thursday, Democrats in the state were caught completely off-guard."It’s a very pleasant surprise," said Carol Fowler, the state's representative on the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee, which met Friday to codify the new plan.
"You can't find a state that size that will allow you to connect with a broader range of voters," he said.Iowa and New Hampshire as states not representative of the coalition that helped sweep Biden into office. Underscoring the unexpected nature of Biden's announcement, on Thursday, the Congressional Black Caucus had endorsed Nevada to become the first-in-the-nation state. Clyburn is part of the CBC leadership.
When reached by phone Thursday night after Biden's recommendation became public, he laughed in disbelief.Earlier in the day, his main concern was just keeping South Carolina in the top states at all. He warned about larger states leapfrogging South Carolina and said he hoped the committee would make sure to protect the intent of the early-state window, which was to create an equal playing field for candidates who were not multimillionaires.
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