Biden breaks tradition, skips New Hampshire primary ballot

President Biden will not file to place his name on New Hampshire's Democratic presidential primary ballot, breaking a century-old tradition. The decision is due to the pledge by the Democratic National Committee to discipline candidates who compete in unsanctioned primaries like the one New Hampshire is planning to hold next year. New Hampshire has held the first presidential primary for both major parties for a century, but Democrats have criticized the state as unrepresentative of the party as a whole. The DNC approved a calendar proposed by President Biden to move South Carolina to the lead position, with New Hampshire and Nevada holding primaries three days later. New Hampshire's nearly half-century-old law mandating the first primary conflicts with the DNC's requirements, potentially resulting in the state losing half of its delegates.