Texasmatty—along with most Americans—haven’t even voted in primaries or caucuses yet, so your first reason only applies to Iowans, New Hampshirites(?), Nevadans, and South Carolinians. (figuring the ‘you’ in your post was for ‘all’ and not just Texasmatty?).
Yep, that would be those “first in the nation” “open primaries” representing many “independents,” dimocRATS and liberal RINOs, who desire “open borders” trash-talking conservatives, and other “great unwashed” (eek, can I whisper it) social conservatives.