What if you're the best candidate, but you don't get a chance to get your message heard because Jebby and the rest of the RINOs had more money than you, more name recognition, and thus got on the early top 10 according to the results of Polls done by the MSM.
Shouldn't you get a chance to be on the first debate, at least, and not automatically marginalized?
That’s the reason small states like Iowa and New Hampshire are allowed (for now) to go early. A candidate doesn’t need $20 million or MSM media backing to get attention.