https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2012/01/10/the-importance-of-the-early-contests/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 04:30:43 -0400<![CDATA[Occasionally, I will hear someone say that the amount of attention paid to Iowa and New Hampshire in the nominating process is ridiculous. However, on the Republican side of things, it turns out there is a good reason for that. Since the institution of the modern primary system (and even before), no Republican has won the nomination without winning one or the other of the early contests. Observe the chart below:]]>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:05 -0500<![CDATA[Leon H. Wolf]]>https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2012/01/10/the-importance-of-the-early-contests-n41776