Friday, December 2, 2022

Stacking the Deck

Today, the Democratic National Committee approved a proposal to reshape the 2024 presidential nominating calendar .  The DNC voted to make South Carolina the first state to hold a primary, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on the same day a few days later, and then Georgia and Michigan before Super Tuesday. 

Makes lots of sense, from more than one point of view:

  • encouraging heavier turnout in states that have been trending liberal
  • encouraging turnout in states like Michigan that traditionally vote Democratic
  • garnering beaucoup press coverage well before Super Tuesday, in turn driving turnout on that day

Yet another tactic for GOTV ...

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