Personally, I don't think it makes that much difference as the numbers are what they are. Santorum made huge strides and he accomplished more than anyone would have ever expected.
Santorum is a perfect example of how the Iowa caucus can give someone a chance who has very little money. Everyone had an equal chance to impress the voters.
All future candidates who may come to participate in the Iowa caucus should feel reassured every vote is counted and everyone is treated fairly.
This does not mean it is perfect but it's as perfect as humans can get it.
As I said, the FReepers who are worried about corruption really should do some research about how blatant and obvious corruption is in 3rd World countries. I’m talking about in-your-face- bribery with money being paid for favors with the full knowledge of the authorities.
In some Latin countries, hardly any business of any kind gets done without the “mordida” (bite, bribe...”soborno” being the correct Spanish word) being paid.
We may have slipped to some extent as a country but I think that on our side at least there is still a desire to do things honestly.
We need to be vigilant to keep it that way, or to make things better.