Democratic Party officials are quietly battling over which state will be the first to vote in the 2028 presidential primary — a fight that's set to break into the open next week, when the officials meet in Minneapolis. • Nevada, New Hampshire, and Michigan are currently the frontrunners to be "the new Iowa," and lead off the 2028 Democratic primary season, according to several people familiar with the Rules and Bylaws committee that will determine the order.

Why it matters: The candidate who wins the first state primary gets a boost that can help propel them to the nomination — and potential candidates already are looking into which order of contests could benefit them the most.

State of play: For decades, Iowa's caucuses and New Hampshire's primary kicked off the presidential primary

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