Now here is a poll result that I agree with 100% !!!!!!

Seems like I ain't the only yahoo on the block that is sick and tired of Iowa and New Hampshire pluckin' all the fruit from the political tree before we all get a chance. (see other posts on this topic below)

Poll: Nation Tired of Iowa-NH First
By HOLLY RAMER,
Associated Press 1 Jan 08
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - All eyes may be on Iowa and New Hampshire, but many of them are rolling.Despite efforts to evict the two states from the front of the presidential calendar, both managed to hang on for another election cycle that culminates with the Iowa caucuses on Thursday and the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 8. As a year of media attention reaches its crescendo, voters in other states are saying enough is enough.

According to a national survey conducted for The Associated Press and Yahoo News, just over half of all voters said New Hampshire and Iowa have an extraordinary amount of influence over who wins the two parties nominations.

"They have way too much - WAY too much - say," said Kevin Thomas of Tacoma, Wash. "California's a big state and they don't have any say, and Iowa's not even half the size of California. It really makes me as a voter wonder what's going on.

"Fewer than one in five voters said they favor the current system that allows Iowa and New Hampshire to hold the first contests, while nearly 80 percent would rather see other states get their chance at the front of the line."I think they should take turns, maybe take it to a small state like Rhode Island that doesn't have a whole lot of voting power," Thomas said.

If young Mr Thomas of Tacoma, Washington wants to brush up on his "know'n whats goin' on", he might want to check with Wikipedia... Iowa ain't half the size of California population wise - it's 1/10th the size and New Hampshire is one 36th the size in population!! Don't make no damn sense at all. Maybe just one more reason to start thinking about a Third Party for this great country of ours. These two parties seem to just carve up the national bird so each gets a drumstick!!!