Iowa's state Democratic Party says abandoning Iowa on the 2024 early nominating calendar was a mistake and is open to defying the national party in 2028. President Joe Biden moved South Carolina's primary ahead of Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada in 2022, prompting Iowa Democrats to drop the long-standing caucus after the 2020 problems. Party leaders say losing early status allowed Republicans to dominate attention and spending in Iowa, weakening Democratic efforts. A new statewide survey will solicit priorities for 2028, including whether to restore caucuses or challenge the Democratic National Committee's ordering.
Just days before national Democrats gather for their annual summer meeting, Iowa's state party officials on Thursday said it was a mistake for the party to have abandoned Iowa in the 2024 early nominating calendar and opened up the possibility of going rogue the next time around. In 2022, President Joe Biden ordered a shake-up of the 2024 election calendar, moving South Carolina's primary ahead of contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
It was a big mistake in the Biden calendar to know that Iowa Republicans are going first here in this state and that, as Democrats, we sat and watched all this attention and the millions of dollars being spent in the state without those kinds of resources to push back on the Republican agenda, said Rita Hart, state party chair.
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