How the Democrats Abandoned the New Hampshire Primary

After more than 70 years of trouble, the Democratic Party is done with New Hampshire’s presidential primary. The Granite State will head to the polls on Jan. 23 in the 28th edition of its presidential primary nominating contest. President Joe Biden is conspicuously absent from the New Hampshire ballot. Instead, his supporters are asking voters to elect him in a write-in campaign. In October 2023, President Biden didn’t file to appear on the ballot in New Hampshire. Instead, the Democratic National Committee christened the South Carolina presidential primary, to be held on Feb. 3, as the first in the nation.   The DNC’s decision to demote New Hampshire is more than seven decades in the making. The Granite State has dumped two incumbent Democrat presidents since it began its presidential primary in 1916....