Chuck’s Commentary - The Democrats’ Primary Calendar Is Built To Stymie The Progressive Left In ‘28 + Ken Martin’s Leadership At The DNC Has Been A Disaster
Chuck Todd delivers a masterclass on the single most underappreciated force in presidential politics: the primary calendar, which he argues reveals exactly what kind of nominee a party actually wants long before a single vote is cast. He explains that the Democratic decision to put South Carolina first is by design a test of Black support and viability in the South — and one that's deliberately engineered to hurt progressives, who have consistently gotten thumped in South Carolina primaries. He believes that Democrats have badly underinvested in South Carolina and Mississippi, meaning a…
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