GOP says Democrats will be held accountable if DNC takes away first-in-the-nation status

TRADITION. >> IN MY RACE I AM TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM COVERING EVERY SINGLE BASE, AND LOOKING AT MARGINS THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY SLENDER IN ARE VERY PURPLE STATE. ADAM: SENATOR MAGGIE HASSAN’S RE-ELECTION IS CRUCIAL FOR DEMOCRATS SEEKING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE U.S. SENATE. SO IT WAS NOTABLE WHEN SHE DECIDED TO PUT HERSELF ON THE LINE BEFORE THE DNC’S RULES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE LAST MONTH TO MAKE THE CASE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE’S FIRST-IN-THE-NATION PRIMARY STATUS WHEN IT COULD BE TAKEN AWAY. >> WHEN THE NATIONAL PARTIES MAKE IT THEIR BUSINESS TO REVAMP THE CALENDAR, THAT PUTS IT AT A WHOLE OTHER ORDER OF DANGER. ADAM: LAST WEEK, A POLL SURFACED SHOWING THAT VOTERS WOULD NOT BLAME HASSAN IF THE DNC MOVED NEW HAMPSHIRE OUT OF ITS COVETED EARLY VOTING SPOT. BUT LOCAL DEMOCRATS ARE SKEPTICAL. >> IT CERTAINLY WOULD HURT NEW HAMPSHIRE’S STATUS, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. ADAM: NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY’VE ALREADY SET THEIR CALENDAR, NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL VOTE FIRST, AND IF THE DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO TRASH A CENTURY OF TRADITION, THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. >> MAGGIE HASSAN’S JOB, HER NUMBER ONE PRIMARY JOB, IS TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, NOT THE PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON, NOT THE PEOPLE IN NEW YORK, NOT THE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT THE PEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ADAM: GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU SAYS IF THE DNC DOES MAKE A CHANGE IT WOULD BE HARD TO SEE IT AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A MAJOR SNUB OF THE GRANITE STATE. >> IF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY, NATIONALLY, WERE TO TAKE THE FIRST-IN-THE-NATION PRIMARY AWAY FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, OF COURSE THERE WOULD BE VERY DRASTIC POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. ADAM: ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS FOR THE DNC IS THIS, EVEN IF IT TRIES TO REORDER THE CALENDAR, STATE LAW SAYS NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL STILL VOTE FIRST ANYWAY. >> NEW HAMPSHIRE’S GOING TO FOLLOW OUR LAW, AND THE LAW SAYS WE’RE GOING TO GO AT LEAST ONE WE

GOP says Democrats will be held accountable if DNC takes away first-in-the-nation status

Updated: 6:33 PM EDT Jul 25, 2022

There could be potential consequences if the Democratic National Committee tries to upend a century-long tradition.

There could be potential consequences if the Democratic National Committee tries to upend a century-long tradition.