Biden breaks 100-year tradition by skipping New Hampshire Democratic primary
The party's National Committee decided to change the historic venue of the first round to South Carolina and the president will respect the decision.
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Joe Biden will break a tradition of 100 years by refusing to participate in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. The campaign team for the re-election of the current tenant of the White House indicated that they must respect the party's rules, which prevent them from including their name on the ballots for scenarios not approved in the official calendar. New Hampshire was traditionally the state where the primaries started, but the Democratic National Committee decided to start in South Carolina, at the suggestion of the president.
Biden, first president who does not start re-election in New Hampshire
In a letter addressed to the Party's state president, Raymond Bucley, Biden's re-election campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez , expressed regret at having to avoid the primaries there.
State law forces New Hampshire to be the first to hold primaries
The problem is that New Hampshire has a state rule more than half a century old that mandates that this state host the first presidential primary, a week before any similar election contest. Although Democrats asked to repeal the rule, Republicans, who control the Governor's Office and both chambers, refused to do so.
According to party rules, disobedience by New Hampshire Democrats could cost them half of their delegates for the final election of the formation's official candidate for the 2024 elections. Although party officials once again expressed their support for the president, they do not rule out that his absence could take an electoral toll on him.
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