DNC weighs changes to presidential nominating process

Some members of Democratic National Committee's powerful Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) on Friday continued to raise the prospect of overhauling the party's nominating process, including questioning the outsized role that states like Iowa play in determining the nominee. 

The discussions came during the DNC's annual winter meetings, which are being held in Washington, D.C. 

The Des Moines Register reported Friday on a proposal that would significantly change the way that the Democratic Party selects its nominee. It would require states to apply to hold their nominating contests in the early window and that window could include up to five states. Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina are the four states who have been allowed to hold their contests ahead of other states.