South Carolina in the 2008 Presidential Primaries

The State covers the recent re-shuffling of early primary and caucus contests in the Democratic presidential primaries, which will make South Carolina the fourth contest and the first in the South.

South Carolina will be the center of the political universe the next two years as the 2008 presidential campaign heats up.
The state got a huge boost two weekends ago when the Democratic National Committee’s rules and bylaws panel recommended the party move South Carolina higher in the pecking order of 2008 presidential primaries.

This time South Carolina is the only primary that day, as opposed to 2004 where several states held their primaries the same day.

More than a year from the first primary, prospective candidates from both parties have frequented South Carolina (some as many as four times).