The way the system is set up the Candidates mostly spend a year kissing New Hampshire and Iowa’s butt then forgot the other states until late in the process. Pundits live off focusing only on those two states as well as they think what they want is symbolic of the country and it is normally not the case. They want then the people who didn’t do too well to quickly drop out and don’t give them a chance.
Red Hampshire treats primary time like a frickin' national holiday...media everywhere, restaurants and motels packed to the gills. Of course, since Red Hampshire doesn't have a widespread sales or income tax; they need to make a killing on the meals and restaurant tax when they can. Primary season can make or break you.