{"id":1967400,"date":"2023-07-08T11:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-asserting-its-place-as-first-in-the-nation-primary-contest\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T11:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T15:22:35","slug":"new-hampshire-asserting-its-place-as-first-in-the-nation-primary-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-asserting-its-place-as-first-in-the-nation-primary-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hampshire solidifying its position as the first primary contest."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-hampshire-asserting-its-place-as-first-in-the-nation-primary-contest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New Hampshire Fights to Maintain First-in-the-Nation Primary Status<\/h2>\n<p>New Hampshire lawmakers are engaged in a heated battle with the White House over the plans for the 2024 presidential primary. This clash defies the state law that mandates New Hampshire to hold the first primary contest in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1920, New Hampshire has proudly held the first-in-the-nation primary, with state law declaring that the secretary of state sets the presidential primary at least seven days ahead of any other state&#8217;s primary.<\/p>\n<h3>Democratic National Committee&#8217;s Proposed Changes<\/h3>\n<p>In December 2022, the Democratic National Committee proposed a path to reshape its primary calendar for 2024. The plan suggested that South Carolina host the first presidential primary on Feb. 3, followed by New Hampshire and Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>In February, a DNC panel approved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-defends-new-hampshire-first-in-nation-primary-status\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. supports New Hampshire's primary status.\">presidential primary calendar<\/a> that moved South Carolina to the first nominating state, breaking away from New Hampshire&#8217;s laws. This plan surpassed Iowa, which traditionally held the first major electoral event of presidential caucuses and primaries.<\/p>\n<p>New Hampshire and Nevada would jointly hold their primaries on Feb. 6, three days after South Carolina leads the way.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Impact on President Biden<\/h3>\n<p>If South Carolina becomes the first primary, President Biden may not appear on the ballot in New Hampshire. To align with state law and defy the DNC, the president would likely avoid the contest, creating an unsanctioned primary.<\/p>\n<p>This decision could open the door for challengers Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on the ballot and secure delegates for themselves.<\/p>\n<h3>Fighting to Preserve Tradition<\/h3>\n<p>Top lawmakers in New Hampshire, including Ray Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, and Chris Ager, New Hampshire Republican Party chairman, are determined to maintain the state&#8217;s 100-year tradition of leading the nation&#8217;s nominating system.<\/p>\n<p>Buckley expressed concerns that the DNC&#8217;s decision could jeopardize New Hampshire&#8217;s four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">electoral votes<\/a>. However, he remains confident that the state will retain its first-in-the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-move-toward-dumping-iowa-as-first-presidential-vote\/\" title=\"Democrats Move Toward Dumping Iowa As First Presidential Vote\">-nation status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ager emphasized the importance of New Hampshire&#8217;s ability to hold the first primary, stating that the United States is better off because of it. He continues to pressure the president and the DNC to reconsider their actions.<\/p>\n<h3>Continued Negotiations<\/h3>\n<p>Both Buckley and Ager have been in communication with President Biden and the DNC, urging them to revise their proposed changes to the primary calendar. They believe there is still time to revisit the plan.<\/p>\n<p>New Hampshire&#8217;s first-in-the-nation status is a unifying issue for the state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-asserting-its-place-as-first-in-the-nation-primary-contest\/\" title=\"New Hampshire solidifying its position as the first primary contest.\">transcending political ideologies<\/a>. The state House of Representatives, almost equally divided between Republicans and Democrats, stands united in preserving this tradition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hampshire lawmakers clash with the White House over the 2024 presidential primary. The state law mandates it as the first primary contest in the nation, a tradition held since 1920. However, the White House&#8217;s plans challenge this law, prompting ongoing disputes. The secretary of state must schedule the primary at least seven days in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1967401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}