Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In today’s edition, Ben Kamisar breaks down Democrats’ new presidential primary order.Plus, Kristen Welker explores the political pressure the ongoing Iran war is putting on Republicans.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.— Adam WollnerSouth Carolina set to kick off Democrats’ 2028 primary calendarBy Ben KamisarSouth Carolina is poised to hold the first Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028 after the Democratic National Committee’s powerful rules committee voted to keep the state at the front of the line.The move, recommended by the rules committee today and set to be presented to the full DNC at its summer meeting next month, settles a monthslong battle among a handful of states.
Nevada and New Hampshire, which also vied to be the lead-off state, will hold the second and third nominating contests, respectively.And Iowa, which had long hosted the first-in-the-nation caucuses, is out of the early voting window altogether.The dates of the first six 2028 contests:Jan.
22: South CarolinaFeb.1: NevadaFeb.
8: New Hampshire Feb.15: New MexicoFeb.
22: MichiganFeb.29: Virginia The new calendar significantly changes the calculus for Democratic presidential candidates, replacing two heavily white states at the top with states with more diverse populations, while still preserving three of the four traditional early state contests.
And adding two more states before Super Tuesday means there will be more delegates up for grabs before March.The struggle between Nevada and South Carolina turned tense in recent weeks, particularly among some Democrats who framed the debate as one between two key pieces of the party’s base.Latino voters m...