Democratic National Committee chair candidate James Skoufis called on the committee to maintain its current presidential nominating calendar that puts South Carolina first.

The New York state senator argued in a memo exclusively obtained by The Hill on Tuesday that opening the primaries with South Carolina, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire, “better reflects the diversity of our party and our nation and places voters who are the backbone of our party–but with whom ties have frayed–front and center.”

“The 2024 primary season did not provide a genuine opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of our new........

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