DFL aims to make Minnesota an early presidential primary state

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WASHINGTON — Minnesota would become one of the first states to hold a 2024 presidential primary contest if the state's DFL Party can persuade national Democrats and the state GOP chair. The move would bring national influence and attention as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) considers reshuffling the calendar for making the party's presidential pick.

"It's of immense value for us in terms of politics here to have our constituency and our electorate be a part of the early states and giving them a larger voice in who the next president of the United States is," said Minnesota DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin, a DNC vice chair who also serves on the rules and bylaws committee. The rules panel approved a resolution last week saying that up to five states could hold their primaries before the first Tuesday in March.

Joining that group would give Minnesota a much larger platform than it had in 2020. Minnesota's primary landed on Super Tuesday, the same day 13 other states held presidential nominating contests. That left Minnesota overshadowed by the results in bigger states such as Texas and California.

But Martin will need bipartisan buy-in.

To move the primary, the DFL and GOP party chairs in Minnesota must submit a joint letter to the Secretary of State's office agreeing on a single date. Without an agreement, the presidential primary is held by default on the first Tuesday in March. A spokesman for the Republican Party of Minnesota declined to comment Thursday when asked about moving the presidential primary earlier in the year.

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[Ocelot II]

1. Oh, God, I hope not...

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2. I've thought in the past that a candidate for the Democratic nomination could do worse....

.....than going to Minnesota to announce his or her candidacy to a "Democratic-Farm-Labor" event, making the point that the old coalition is the natural and historic home to farmers and workers. Call these old supporters back where they belong by pointing out how the Repubs have sold them a bill of goods and failed them completely.