Among all the delegations, Nevada’s appears to be the most eager. “Why shouldn’t Nevada be first in the nation, is my question,” Cortez Masto, the senator, told me. The state, which is typically third on the nation’s primary calendar, has been trying to move up for several cycles. Its culinary-workers’ union has developed a canvassing operation that historically has helped Democrats turn out Latino voters—although, in 2024, the Hispanic vote broke for Trump there. “We know that, going into 2028, if we want to win, we have to be successful among diverse voters, specifically working to earn back the support of Latino voters,” Molly Forgey, a senior adviser for the Nevada Democratic Party, told me. “So, starting the calendar in Nevada is a decision and a message that we are taking Latino voters, Black voters, A.A.P.I. voters, working-class voters seriously in this election, and we’re beginning that work.” The culinary workers’ parent union and national Latino groups have endorsed the effort. The delegation had also produced all manner of memorabilia to present to members of the committee: holiday cards, gift bags with coffee, chocolate-chip cookies, local chocolate, a biography of Senator Harry Reid, poker chips that read “ALL IN ON NEVADA,” and plastic cups printed with “NEVADA FIRST.”