Overview
- The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has criticized the New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) for its decision to hold its primary election on January 23, 2024, calling it 'detrimental'.
- The DNC's criticism stems from the fact that this decision undermines their efforts to hold the party's first primary in South Carolina on February 3, 2024.
- The DNC has advised the NHDP to inform participants that the January 23 event is a non-binding presidential preference event and is meaningless.
- NHDP Chair Raymond Buckley has responded to the DNC's criticism by stating that this type of communication from the DNC is 'nothing new' and that 'we persist'.
- President Biden and the DNC have attempted to change the primary calendar this year to kick off with South Carolina, a state that propelled the president to victory in 2020, to try and increase racial diversity in the election process.