Democratic state senators, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassanare also due to appear on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday to make their case, a New Hampshire Democratic adviser said.

Earlier this month, the DNC moved forward with a proposal to radically revamp the states’ first nominating window. The plan scrapped Iowa, made South Carolina’s primary the first, and placed New Hampshire and Nevada on the same day to host their respective primaries. Georgia and Michigan were also recently added to the first window, after President Joe Biden recommended that they be added as well, in addition to placing South Carolina in the coveted top spot.

The move came after months of pressure from inside and outside the party to diversify voters entering presidential nominating contests early. These states currently include Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.

The DNC’s rules and regulations committee, tasked with recommending a new slate of states, reopened the nominations calendar earlier this year. He prioritized states with racial, geographic and economic diversity, as well as those considered battlegrounds for general elections.

Biden does not have a strong electoral record in New Hampshire. He came fifth there in 2020, before returning to South Carolina, with its heavily black Democratic electorate.

But the rules committee’s vote was met with resistance from New Hampshire supporters, including Democratic lawmakers furious at the change. Shaheen called the plan “hugely disappointing” and Hassan called it “deeply flawed”. Buckley’s letter claims it will also alienate independent voters in the state “from our party and that Democrats will deliver a self-inflicted blow that Republicans will use to woo voters over the next two years,” with implications disastrous for the party in the next elections. .

The president laid out the myriad challenges for New Hampshire to comply with the DNC’s demands, including trifecta Republican control over its state government and Gov. Chris Sununu’s statement that the plan was “dead to death.” arrival”.

He also notes that the DNC only required New Hampshire, not the other four states, to change its election laws to expand access to early voting, noting that New Hampshire made the top five. States with highest percentage turnout since 2004.

“We are confident that the DNC’s proposal could have served two important purposes: to elevate the prominence of black voters and to retain New Hampshire’s status as first in the national primary, which would preserve a battleground state for Democrats and maintain an important process for our country. “, continues the letter. “These did not have to be mutually exclusive.”

The letter concludes that they “look forward to working with you to find a solution that honors the spirit of President Biden’s vision for a diverse and thoughtful democratic process,” but it does not explicitly state what those changes might look like on the logistics plan.

The DNC has set a Jan. 5 deadline for the five states to show progress on changing their dates, but if they don’t, they will drop the first window for 2024. The full DNC will vote on the full slate of the first States at their meeting at the beginning of February in Philadelphia.