[altura]

You seem to contradict yourself. Iowa is of little or no consequence. But then when Ronald Reagan lost in Iowa (of little or no consequence), he shook up his whole campaign, fired Sears, brought in Casey and apparently developed new strategy.

So is it important, not important or just a signal?

[mkjessup]

So is it important, not important or just a signal?

Yes.

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it"
~ Yogi Berra :)