IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS SAY THEY’RE CONSIDERING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO MAKE THEIR CAUCUSES MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD AND ACCESSIBLE.
STATE PARTY CHAIRMAN ROSS WILBURN HAS SENT A LETTER TO NATIONAL PARTY LEADERS, ASKING THAT IOWA’S 2024 CAUCUSES REMAIN FIRST IN THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT’S IN DOUBT.
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THAT PANEL MEETS THIS SUMMER TO RECOMMEND WHICH STATES GET TO GO FIRST IN THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION:
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WILBURN ARGUES THAT IOWA DOES REPRESENT GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY THAT’S IMPORTANT FOR THE PARTY’S PROSPECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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WILBURN SAYS AS THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S FIRST BLACK CHAIRMAN, HE WILL MAKE THE CASE THAT IOWA HAS BEEN A PROGRESSIVE LEADER.
NATIONAL PARTY LEADERS SAY STATES POSITIONED TO GO FIRST IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHOULD HAVE DIVERSE POPULATIONS.
