The first two—Iowa and New Hampshire—are a joke.
Now we get down to business. Go Newt.
Always have been. Their shenanigans with cross voters, dead voters, vote buying, bussing in voters, coupled with the "gotta be first" bs have relegated them to "who gives a shiite" status.
The media pupmps it up because they have copy to sell, and commercial time to sell.
But, in the end, they mean absolutely nothing regards a general national election.