{"id":547916,"date":"2021-06-01T10:20:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=547916"},"modified":"2021-06-01T10:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:20:38","slug":"nevada-bill-would-knock-iowa-from-being-the-first-presidential-primary-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-bill-would-knock-iowa-from-being-the-first-presidential-primary-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Bill Would Knock Iowa From Being The First Presidential Primary State"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fnevada-bill-would-knock-iowa-from-being-the-first-presidential-primary-state%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=547916&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--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"42.210332103321\">\n<p>The Nevada legislature passed a bill Monday seeking to make the state the first in the country to hold its presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p>If adopted, it would upend a decades-long political tradition that saw Iowa and New Hampshire go first and second during primary season respectively. The change would likely result in pushback from Iowa and New Hampshire in order to keep their coveted spots.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.nv.us\/App\/NELIS\/REL\/81st2021\/Bill\/7448\/Overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bill<\/a> passed the state Assembly Wednesday 30-11 and the state Senate Monday 15-6, and awaits the signature of Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak. However, the bill would need the approval of both the Republican and Democratic parties to actually take shape ahead of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the bill have said that Nevada would be a better leadoff state than Iowa or New Hampshire since it has a more diverse population.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/16\/trump-overwhelming-gop-favorite-2024-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Trump Remains Overwhelming Favorite For 2024, Poll Shows)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7203643\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7203643\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7203643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1208053904-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1208053904-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1208053904-174x120.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1208053904-620x427-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1208053904-768x529-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1208053904-1536x1057-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1208053904-2048x1410-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7203643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then-candidate Joe Biden speaks during a Nevada caucus day event in February 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNew Hampshire and Iowa are not really reflections of our country,\u201d Emily Persaud-Zamora, director of the Nevada voting advocacy group Silver State Voices, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ia-state-wire-nevada-bills-election-2020-government-and-politics-f2a8771919ea6d6f66e6b4ea54a80fb5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cPresidential candidates should look at Nevada as the example of what they should be doing and who they should be talking to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the Iowa caucuses <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/04\/nbc-hot-mic-panel-iowa-caucuses-disaster-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ended in disaster<\/a> with no clear winner between now-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, while now-President Joe Biden finished fourth. Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/11\/joe-biden-skip-new-hampshire-party-south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finished fifth<\/a> in New Hampshire, and would not win a state until his <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/29\/joe-biden-wins-south-carolina-democratic-presidential-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resounding victory<\/a> in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nevada legislature passed a bill Monday seeking to make the state the first in the country to hold its presidential primary. 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