Five states that could take Iowa’s spot on the early primary calendar

The future of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses was thrown into question in 2020 when a highly public technology failure on the Democratic side caused confusion, distrust and anger among voters and party officials.

That tipping point came after years of questions about the wisdom of having a largely white, mostly rural state with a quixotic process lead the nominating calendar.

Fast forward two years, and Democratic National Committee members say Iowa Democrats may not be allowed to go first in 2024 and may not even be included in the list of early contests. That’s prompting jockeying among other states for the chance to be included in the initial lineup, which Democrats are considering expanding to five.