CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The South Carolina Democratic presidential primary is still two months away, but state officials are still encouraging voters to show up even though the race for the party's nomination is largely settled.
Democratic officials in the Palmetto State want South Carolina to lead the presidential primary calendar for years to come and they're pushing voter turnout as a reason to keep it that way.
President Joe Biden is favored to win the Democratic primary in South Carolina, but party leaders still want voters to show up in droves at the polls on Feb. 3.
The State newspaper reported that the party is spending six figures and hiring 50 staffers for the initiative. The push for high voter turnout comes as South Carolina is set to be the leading Democratic contest for the presidential nomination for the first time.
South Carolina was picked by the Democratic National Committee to lead primary season because of its diverse community and volume of rural voters. To prove they can lead primaries again in 2028, state party leaders are hoping a big turnout will show how engaged South Carolinians are in the process.
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