This is one way that the RNC controls the nomination process and overrides the right of the state parties to decide on their preferred candidates.
New Hampshire has become a liberal state, with people flooding in from Taxachusetts. As we saw in the last primaries held there, it allows crossovers (just go in and say you’ve decided to become a “Republican”) and it allows out of state voters to declare that they just became New Hampshire residents for the day. Hillary brought in busloads of voters from Massachusetts, and they were all allowed to vote.
Frontload the primaries with liberal and crossover states, and the party hacks are enabled to eliminate any conservative candidates right at the start, and set the “momentum” going for their chosen RINOs.
I can almost understand the people talking about third party presidents in such a scenario. Could Sarah Palin be talked into jumping to the Constitution Party if Mitt looks like he is going to get the nod? Barack is going to be soooooo unpopular by 2012 she might make it.