New primary calendar? New Hampshire says ‘not so fast.’

As Democrats vote this week on a plan for South Carolina to lead the 2024 primaries, New Hampshire says its “first-in-the-nation” status should be preserved – signaling a messy fight ahead.

Open the door to the Red Arrow Diner too forcefully, and it will smack right into Ted Cruz, Rudy Giuliani, both Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. 

Framed photographs of onetime presidential candidates line the New Hampshire diner’s entryway. Many of the candidates drape their arms around Carol Lawrence, the Red Arrow’s owner of 35 years. In fact,...