Updated: October 3, 11:05 a.m. ET
South Carolina Republicans are set to officially move their primary date to January 21, CNN reports. This act will violate the national GOP’s rules that reserved February for the state, and will result in the loss of half the state’s delegates — but was made necessary for the party to maintain its early position by Florida’s decision to jump the primary calendar on January 31.
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