Why Iowa?

Last Tuesday I stayed awake long enough to learn that Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucus by beating out Rick Santorum by 8 votes.  By Wednesday afternoon I was asking myself why I stayed awake long enough to learn that Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucus by beating out Rick Santorum by 8 votes.  What is there about Iowa that I should care who some predominately white evangelical Christians think should be the Republican nominee for President of the United States.  One fact seems to be clear, based on the past results of the Iowa Republican caucus, the one thing these mostly white evangelical Christians do decide is who will probably not be the next President of the United States.  While Romney has long been considered the most electable of all the candidates, that fact has little if anything to do with: 1. whether he secures the nomination; or 2. whether the 75% of Republicans who want anybody but Romney will show up at the polls and vote for him. 

I do not think we have a true two party system because Democrats like winning at whatever cost and Republicans like to prove a point.  This is a good reason why we need a third and maybe a fourth party.