Given the glitches in reporting the Iowa caucus results, the Monmouth University Poll asked Democratic voters how they feel about the current nomination calendar. One in four voters (26%) say that having Iowa and New Hampshire go first makes it less likely that the party will nominate the best candidate for president, just 11% say having those two states go first makes it more likely, and 52% say it makes little difference in the end. The results are nearly identical to when Monmouth asked this question last month, before the Iowa caucuses (26% less likely, 12% more likely, and 50% little difference).

A majority of Democrats (56%) continue to prefer switching the process to a single national primary for choosing their nominee, which is nearly identical to January’s poll (58%). The number who would like to see the states grouped into different primaries has grown (19%, up from 10%). However, there has been a decline in the small number of Democratic voters who want to keep Iowa and New Hampshire first, either on their own (7%, down from 11%) or coupled with some additional states (11%, down from 15%).