Wednesday, June 24, 2026

At FHQ Plus: What would happen if Democrats raised the 15% qualifying threshold for delegates to 20%?

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Over at FHQ Plus... The Democratic Party has not always had a threshold candidates have had to surpass in order to qualify for delegates in ...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Gov. McKee's signature moves Rhode Island presidential primary to Super Tuesday

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On Thursday, June 18, Governor Dan McKee (D) signed  H 7090   and  S 2491  into law. The identical measures move the presidential primary in...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Idaho Republicans to consider resolution to get the Gem state out of the primary business altogether

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Post-convention Update (6/22/26): Neither of the resolutions below were adopted by the convention . -- The Idaho Republican Party will gath...

New legislation proposes slight shift in New Jersey primary timing

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Late last week, New Jersey state Sen. Brian Stack (D-33rd, Union City) introduced legislation -- S 4445 -- to push back the primary in the...
Friday, June 12, 2026

On to the governor: Super Tuesday primary bills clear final legislative hurdles in Rhode Island

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Presidential primary legislation was caught up in the hustle and bustle of the final day of the 2026 session of the Rhode Island General As...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Rhode Island Senate committee tees up concurrence vote on Super Tuesday presidential primary bill

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The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee quickly took up and, without debate, signed off on H 7090 on Tuesday, June 9. That House-passed...
Thursday, June 4, 2026

Super Tuesday presidential primary bill unanimously passes Rhode Island Senate

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With the clocking winding down on the 2026 session the Rhode Island Senate ran through a lost list of legislation rapid fire on Thursday, Ju...

Rhode Island Senate committee advances Super Tuesday presidential primary bill

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On Tuesday, June 2, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee positively reported  S 2491 , the upper chamber's companion bill intende...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

"Republicans are gutting southern Dem districts. Dems might front-load the South in its 2028 primaries to respond."

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Lisa Kashinsky at Politico reports on the possibility of two southern states making it into the early window of the 2028 presidential primar...

"5 Southern Democratic chairs say South Carolina should lead off 2028 presidential primary calendar"

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Meg Kinard at the AP sets the stage for the presentation South Carolina Democrats will make to the Rules and Bylaws Committee for going earl...