Source: Fox News
Summary
Filmmaker Ken Burns has written to the Democratic National Committee’s Rules & Bylaws Committee, urging them to restore New Hampshire as the lead-off primary in the 2028 presidential nominating calendar. Burns, a New Hampshire resident, emphasized the state’s tradition of grassroots politics and informed electorate. The DNC had removed New Hampshire from the top spot in 2024, but the state still held its primary first. The Rules and Bylaws Committee is set to discuss the 2028 calendar, with a decision expected later this year.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The DNC’s Rules & Bylaws Committee is meeting in Puerto Rico to consider applications from states to hold an early primary in 2028. Ken Burns, a respected filmmaker and New Hampshire resident, has written to the committee to make the case for his home state. Burns’ letter emphasizes the importance of New Hampshire’s grassroots politics and informed electorate. The state’s primary has been a key part of the presidential nominating process for over a century. Burns’ intervention is a familiar move in the ritual of primary calendar politics.
