It's just the first primary.

only one state is really that significant.

It's a nice little place

I've been to three of them.

Somebody has to be first, and it really doesn't matter that it's Iowa, because the amount of money the candidates spend there helps their economy quite a bit and makes them cornhuskers feel important every 4 years in the process anyway.

Now it's New Hampshire's turn, and they get the tv camera crews for a week.

way to force politicians to get out there and deal with actual voters. Not saying it should always be Iowa and NH but the first should be small states where politicians have to do more than ad buy.