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South Carolina Selected for 2024 Democratic Primaries

15 articles from 10 outlets First seen: July 24, 2026

Outlets: 6 left · 1 center · 2 right · 1 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: Axios and Washington Examiner

The Pure Report account · 8 sources · as of Jul 25, 09:45 UTC

South Carolina is poised to hold the first Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028. The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee voted to recommend South Carolina at a meeting on Friday.

What we know

South Carolina is set to be the first state for the Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028.

receipt
“South Carolina is poised to hold the first Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028” — verbatim from nbcnews.com · article
The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee voted to recommend South Carolina.

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“after the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee voted to recommend it at a meeting Friday” — verbatim from cbsnews.com · article

Framing spectrum · 10 outlets

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Range 4–45/100 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 7 Articles by lean: 8 left · 2 center · 4 right · 1 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were Axios and Washington Examiner — stamps within 90 minutes.

Lean	Outlets	Articles	Who
Left	6	8	Axios, Guardian, NPR, New York Times, cbsnews.com, nbcnews.com
Center	1	2	The Hill
Right	2	4	Fox News, Washington Examiner
Unclassified	1	1	PBS NewsHour

Report-by-report timeline · 15

Jul 24 17:29 Axios South Carolina Selected for First Democratic Presidential Primary of 2028 Jul 24 17:38 Washington Examiner DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Votes to Make South Carolina First in 2028 Primary Calendar Jul 24 17:54 The Hill DNC Selects South Carolina for 2028 Primaries; New Tariffs Announced Jul 24 18:09 New York Times South Carolina Selected as First State for 2024 Democratic Presidential Primary Jul 24 18:09 New York Times South Carolina to Lead Democratic Presidential Primary Schedule for 2024 Jul 24 18:56 The Hill DNC panel selects South Carolina to lead 2028 primary calendar; Trump's tariffs set to expire Jul 24 19:45 Fox News DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Selects South Carolina as First Primary State for 2028 Jul 24 19:45 Fox News DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Recommends South Carolina as First Primary State for 2028 Jul 24 19:51 Guardian Democrats confirm South Carolina as first state for 2028 presidential primaries Jul 24 20:55 Washington Examiner New Hampshire Democrats Plan to Hold First 2028 Primary Despite DNC Decision Jul 24 21:26 PBS NewsHour Democrats choose South Carolina for initial 2028 presidential nominating contest Jul 24 21:50 NPR Democrats Approve New Primary Election Calendar for 2028 Jul 24 21:50 NPR Democrats Approve South Carolina as First State for 2028 Presidential Primary Jul 24 22:40 cbsnews.com South Carolina Recommended as First Democratic Presidential Primary State for 2028 Jul 25 02:40 nbcnews.com South Carolina to Hold First Democratic Primary in 2028

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

Compare the coverage

Fox News LEANS RIGHT 2 articles 4 Wire-neutral

DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Selects South Carolina as First Primary State for 2028 DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Recommends South Carolina as First Primary State for 2028

NPR LEANS LEFT 2 articles 4 Wire-neutral

Democrats Approve South Carolina as First State for 2028 Presidential Primary Democrats Approve New Primary Election Calendar for 2028

The Hill 2 articles 4 Wire-neutral

DNC Selects South Carolina for 2028 Primaries; New Tariffs Announced DNC panel selects South Carolina to lead 2028 primary calendar; Trump's tariffs set to expire

Axios LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral

South Carolina Selected for First Democratic Presidential Primary of 2028

Guardian LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral

Democrats confirm South Carolina as first state for 2028 presidential primaries

PBS NewsHour 1 article 4 Wire-neutral

Democrats choose South Carolina for initial 2028 presidential nominating contest

cbsnews.com LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral

South Carolina Recommended as First Democratic Presidential Primary State for 2028

nbcnews.com LEANS LEFT 1 article 4 Wire-neutral

South Carolina to Hold First Democratic Primary in 2028

New York Times LEANS LEFT 2 articles 4–14 Wire-neutral → Public broadcaster

South Carolina to Lead Democratic Presidential Primary Schedule for 2024 4 South Carolina Selected as First State for 2024 Democratic Presidential Primary 14

Washington Examiner LEANS RIGHT 2 articles 4–45 Wire-neutral → Mainstream

New Hampshire Democrats Plan to Hold First 2028 Primary Despite DNC Decision 4 DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Votes to Make South Carolina First in 2028 Primary Calendar 45