The South Carolina Republican Party has moved to set the state's first in the South primary for Feb. 24th, later than usual.
The party's executive committee approved the measure with a unanimous vote on Saturday, according to the Associated Press.The move is to allow candidates more time to campaign in the all-important early primary state after the Feb. 6 primary in Nevada. In 2016, South Carolina's Republican primary was held on Feb. 20, while Nevada's caucus was on Feb. 23.It will now head to the Republican National Committee for approval before the October deadline.
In a statement to the Washington Examiner, a spokesperson for the RNC said,"Every state has until October 1st to let the RNC know what their plan is for electing, selecting, allocating, and binding delegates. We look forward to reviewing each state and territory’s plans.
Gov. Ron DeSantis campaign spokesman Andrew Romeo told the Washington Examiner,"This could not have shaken out any better for us. We were happy to support this decision and look forward to competing to win in all four early states. Governor DeSantis has the strongest political operation and footprint of any of the announced candidates, including Biden."
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