The DNC’s rules committee listened to presentations from 17 states during a three-day meeting while its members consider how to reorder the early states to better reflect the party’s racial diversity and eliminate caucuses
Sen. Maggie Hassan speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. | Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty ImagesNew Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan made an impassioned pitch to Democratic National Committee members Wednesday about keeping her state as the first primary in the presidential nominating calendar.
The pitches clarified the dynamics at play as the rules committee prepares a final recommendation for the set of early states in August, ahead of a full DNC vote in September. Iowa and New Hampshire were on defense, while Nevada is looking to leapfrog into the number one slot in the calendar. Michigan and Minnesota are duking it out to take over the Midwestern slot.
A range of high-profile officials showed up in Washington to promote their home states. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy promised DNC members that his state “will not let you down.” Sen. Chris Coons and Delaware Gov. John Carney each pushed for Biden’s home state to join the early window, with Carney adding that “just to show how important this is, I left a meeting with the president in the Roosevelt Room in order to be here on time.” Illinois brought Garrett’s popcorn — and Sen. Dick Durbin .
That’s a key question for Michigan and Minnesota, where Democrats would need at least some cooperation from Republicans to change their primary date. Stabenow, Dingell and Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist each assured the committee that the “conversations that need to happen have begun,” as Gilchrist said.
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