NH due to its remote access and low amount of voting power - traditionally needs to go first. If not - we would not see the qty of different candidates in either party. However because of the voting momentum theory - where winning candidates have increased odds of additional wins- any candidate who wins early here strategically improves their chance at the next state and so on. If small states go after big ones the party is expected to settle for the first “big” state’s winners
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Reply to Would you care if NH lost the first presidential primary? by GraniteGeekNH
NH due to its remote access and low amount of voting power - traditionally needs to go first. If not - we would not see the qty of different candidates in either party. However because of the voting momentum theory - where winning candidates have increased odds of additional wins- any candidate who wins early here strategically improves their chance at the next state and so on. If small states go after big ones the party is expected to settle for the first “big” state’s winners