Every four years the citizens of Iowa and New Hampshire win the electoral lottery. They have (respectively) the first caucus and the first primary in the country, and set the electoral trend for the rest of us.There is a little problem with those two states having the ability to effectively speak for the entire country. The problem is that Iowa only has approximately 0.5% of the voters in the country, and New Hampshire has just over 1.1%. That seems like a very small percentage of voters is setting the direction for the remaining 98% of the country.Yes, other primary states can overwhelm whoever wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, but if the Iowa caucus had buried Barack Obama, does anyone think he would be president today? Does the word "momentum" mean anything to us?And, as a nation, we are subjected to this political kabuki theater every four years. States with significantly larger populations are effectively relegated to the status of second-class citizens by our method...(Read Full Post)