Why Iowa and New Hampshire?

He annie, Eh-lo from new hampSHA! Yes, we in fact go out of our way to make sure we have the first primary,lol,it's little secret known outside the state, but because of a friendly rivalry with Michigin over this, our N.H. secretary of state waits until Michigin anounces their's to decide ours, lol! By our state's constitution, we can announce ours with as little as 2 weeks notice. We are also the first state to cast a vote in the general election in one of the northern most towns in the state, Dixville Notch. The polls open at midnight there. I'ts a tiny little town with a population of about 25 (no joke, 25) and they have an uncanney nack for acurately predicting the winner by th results in that town. New hampshire is often listed as a "blue" state. This suprises most people here as were are actualy a very conservative and libertarian population. People tend to lump all the new england states in one catagory assume it's like one big state. We are in fact very different, each one. Vermont massichusits are very liberal and progressive while maine and new hampshire are pretty traditional. "live free or die", General John Stark