Um, I thinks Iowa REQUIRES the funding of both political campaigns and the subsequent media coverage in order to sustain what economy they possess..
Just a thought. Of course, this is silly, as Jesse is going to do away with the electoral college anyway..
There is no doubt that for Iowa and New Hampshire, these primaries are cottage industries by bringing in money in the winter when the trees and the fields are frozen. For purely economic reasons, neither state would voluntarily get rid of their primary.
However, as I point out, if enough other states move the dates of their primaries, Iowa and N.H. can keep their dates but their importance nationally will be "defanged."
Billybob