WITH BREAKING NEWS. BREAKING NEWS AT NOON. IOWA NO LONGER HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE WHEN IT COMES TO DECIDING THE ORDER OF STATES IN THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS. SCOTT BRENNAN CONFIRMED TO KCCI HE IS NO LONGER SERVING ON THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE’S RULES AND BYLAWS PANEL. HE WAS IOWA’S ONLY REPRESENTATIVE. THAT SAME COMMITTEE STRIPPED IOWA OF ITS FIRST IN THE NATION STATUS AHEAD OF THE 2024 ELECTION, WHILE THE DNC PLANS TO REVISIT THE CALENDAR FOR 2028, MANY IOWA DEMOCRATS ARE HOPING TO RECLAIM THAT EARLY SPOT. BRENNAN TOLD KCCI REMOVING IOWA FROM THE PROCESS DOESN’T SEEM TO MEET THE PROMISE THE DNC MADE TO HAVE A FAIR PROCESS, END QUOTE. THERE IS NO STATE GUARANTEED A SEAT AT THE TABLE ON THE RULES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE. WELL, COMING UP TONIGHT ON KCCI. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR IOWA’S POTENTIA
Iowa loses seat on key DNC panel that sets presidential nominating calendar
Iowa no longer has a seat at the table when it comes to deciding the order of states in the presidential nominating process
Iowa no longer has a seat at the table when it comes to deciding the order of states in the presidential nominating process.Scott Brennan confirmed to KCCI he’s no longer serving on the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee. He was Iowa’s only representative on the panel.In 2022, that same committee voted to strip Iowa of its first-in-the-nation status ahead of the 2024 election. While the DNC plans to revisit the calendar for 2028, many Iowa Democrats were hoping to reclaim that early spot.Brennan told KCCI, “Removing Iowa from the process doesn’t seem to meet the promise the DNC made to have a fair process,” though no state is guaranteed a seat on the Rules and Bylaws Committee.» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
Iowa no longer has a seat at the table when it comes to deciding the order of states in the presidential nominating process.
Scott Brennan confirmed to KCCI he’s no longer serving on the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee. He was Iowa’s only representative on the panel.
In 2022, that same committee voted to strip Iowa of its first-in-the-nation status ahead of the 2024 election. While the DNC plans to revisit the calendar for 2028, many Iowa Democrats were hoping to reclaim that early spot.
Brennan told KCCI, “Removing Iowa from the process doesn’t seem to meet the promise the DNC made to have a fair process,” though no state is guaranteed a seat on the Rules and Bylaws Committee.
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