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Originally Posted by bayoab
The only reason going early has any "influence" is... because main stream media, and the voters by proxy, make it out to mean something. There is really no difference between going first and going on Super Tuesday or whenever.
There is no mathematical way for a state to have any advantage by going ahead of another. The only advantage that can be gained is psychological and that is because people hype it up themselves.
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If someone wins a couple of the first states, it gives momentum to the campaign. There is no technical advantage mathematically, you're right, but the way these votes turn out really impacts how people vote in future states.