Mitt Romney’s refusal to participate in the Republican Party of Iowa’s straw poll in Ames doesn’t seem to be hurting the event. Four years ago, the decision by Rudy Giuliani and John McCain to skip the straw poll put the whole event in doubt, but this year, the news about Romney seemed to be expected. Just like four years ago, the current national frontrunner has chosen not to participate in the event. National political pundits and Romney’s operatives have said it is the right move for a frontrunner to make, but what Romney’s absence really creates is a stronger, more...