Does Order Really Matter?

    During the primary election process, possible presidential nominees from each party go state by state, while citizens of these states vote for their choice respectively.  Since 1972, the first two caucuses/primaries to kick off the primary campaign has been Iowa and then New Hampshire.  Although many people may think that the order in which primaries go bears no effect on the outcome of the primaries, I beg to differ.
    I feel that, and history shows that, the presidential delegate who wins the Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses/primaries tends to create a snowball affect of success.  Because these two states create momentum for presidential candidates, I feel that they are given an excess amount of attention compared to the 48 other states.  All 50 states should recieve a similar amount of attention, in fact, I wouldn't even mind if states of obvious importance are given a little more.  But, sadly enough, the only reason that Iowa and New Hampshire are paid significant attention to, deals with the fact that they are the first two states which have primaries, and history shows that if you win the first two, momentum is in your favor.
    Instead of having Iowa and New Hampshire as the first two states, I feel that a way to successfully modify the current process would be to have a rotating list of states and the order in which they will be in the Presidential primaries.  By having a rotating list, different states will bear different amounts of importance in various Presidential elections, making it more fair to states which are paid virtually no attention to.  Another way that I feel would better the Presidential primary process would be to do smaller states first.  In doing this, it will force attention upon states such as Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine, all of which get virtually no attention during the Presidential primary campaigns.
    Although many people say that if something isn't broken, don't try and fix it, I feel that our system is fractured, requiring a small amount of modifications which would ensure a more fair primary election.