The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has scolded the New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP)'s upcoming primary process as “toxic” in a scathing letter.
Mignon Moore and James Roosevelt Jr., co-chairs of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC), wrote: letter In a recent letter to NHDP Chairman Raymond Buckley, he wrote, “The events of January 23, 2024 cannot be used as the initial decision-making step in the state delegate selection process and are considered harmful.'' ” he said.
The memo was written shortly after New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) announced that the state would take the following actions: Major According to Fox News, this “undermines Democratic efforts to hold South Carolina's first primary on February 3.”
“The NHDP needs to take steps to educate the public that January 23rd is a non-binding presidential election event and meaningless, and that the NHDP and presidential candidates should take every step to avoid participating. “There is,” he said. letterobtained by politikoit is read.
“We are aware that the party intends to host a delegate selection process on Saturday, January 6th,” DNC leaders continued. “As this process has not been approved by RBC, we recommend informing participants that it is not an approved route to becoming a delegate to the national convention and is not recommended for approval by RBC.” To do.”
Buckley issued a seemingly unfazed statement. politiko After receiving the memo, he said this kind of communication from the DNC is “nothing new.”
“They've been saying that for a year now, and yet we persist,” he said.
Iowa and New Hampshire have long been Democratic primary strongholds, but President Joe Biden, along with the D.N.C. moved NBC News reported in February 2023 that the first state would be changed to South Carolina.
“The Democratic Party is like America, and so is this proposal,” DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison said last year about the plan, referring to South Carolina's more diverse demographics.
