President Biden’s decision to boycott the New Hampshire primary because state Democratic Party officials intend to schedule it before the DNC-first South Carolina vote has pushed state Party leaders to promote a write-in campaign for the incumbent, the Washington Post reports.
The DNC designated South Carolina to be the first state to hold a Democratic primary to better represent the demographics of the Party, instead of 93% white New Hampshire. While New Hampshire has not yet set the date for its primary, state Party leaders have vowed they would schedule theirs first. The Biden campaign intentionally missed last week’s filing deadline to appear on the ballot.
“Supporting our democracy is much more important than party politics or misguided DNC rules. This is about doing what’s right for our country,” the group called “Write-In Biden” formed to spearhead the effort, stated. “We in New Hampshire have said all along that whatever the DNC does, NH will follow its law and have the first presidential primary. Well, we’re having the first in the nation primary — and now it’s up to us to show the nation and world that Joe Biden is the president we need to protect our freedom.”