Not sure why the New Hampshire primary is given primacy by the Republican establishment. The only reason that I can deduce is that it is first on the calender. Looking at the rest of the early primaries, spread around the country, Newt has significant leads.
In four of the last five presidential elections, New Hampshire has gone for the Democratic option. To heck with them, the New Hampshire primary, by the calender structure, gives moderate and liberal candidates in the advantage over the conservative.
This is how we end up with impotent, liberal hugging, Republican candidates like McCain, Bush 43, Bush 42, and Bob Dole. Currently Mitt has the upper hand over Newt in New Hampshire, hardly a surprise, see Rasmussen's latest poll.
Election 2012: New Hampshire Republican Primary - Rasmussen Reports™
We have a system that allows northern liberal voters to set the tone of the campaign, while the strength of the Republican party, residing in the south and non-urban regions, has suck hind teat.
Did find this informative page on the Internet that shows how New Hampshire has voted to the elected POTUS 8 of the last 10 cycles. To me, this does not matter, the state has only 4 electoral votes, and while they may end up making the right choice, their weight is too small to be used as the compass for following primaries.
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