Originally Posted by
GW in Ohio
Yes, Iowa has significance way out of proportion to its population. Because it is the first test, the national media, which is so hungry for campaign news that they'll report how much ketchup Hillary put on her burger at lunch, gives enormous publicity to Iowa.
So someone like Edwards, who's third in the national polls, can get tremendous momentum by winning in Iowa. It's a slingshot effect. If Edwards and Huckabee could manage to take both Iowa and New Hampshire, they'd become the new front runners.
It's all about momentum.