Daniel

If you can't tell from the picture, Ragister reporter Daniel Finney fancies himself funny.

Actually, as in the photo, Daniel misses the obvious and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Finney focused on John Huntsman's statement -- “They pick corn in Iowa, They pick presidents in New Hampshire.” -- for his reporting.

Finney writes -- Actually, neither Iowa nor New Hampshire picks a president alone. They’re the first states in line to pick party nominees. And when it comes to nominees, both states have a similar track record.

I'm no fan of the Tanman, but he said pick President's, not party nominees.

There have been only two contested Iowa Caucus winners go on to win the Presidency, George W. Bush in 2000 and Barack Obama in 2008.

Jimmy Carter doesn't count because he came in second to Uncommitted in 1976.

Six winners of a contested New Hampshire primary have gone on to win the White House; Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, John Kennedy in 1960, Richard Nixon in 1968, Jimmy Carter in 1976, Ronald Reagan in 1980 and George H. W. Bush in 1988.

That makes Finney cornier than Huntsman.