The voters in early presidential nominating states are used to seeing contenders months or even years before most of the country

South Carolina is already setting the stage for the shadow 2028 presidential primaries as potential White House hopefuls from both parties travel to the Palmetto State. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) traveled through rural South Carolina during a two-day tour this past week,

Democrats' political jockeying for the 2028 presidential contest appears to be playing out earlier, with more frequency and with less pretense than ever before.