Iowa caucus

I was frankly horrified to see these figures. It's bad enough that Iowa doesn't represent the rest of the nation demographically, but all this time and money is invested in so few people. And the ultimate question is: "Why do so few people have so much influence in the process of choosing the Leader of the Free World"?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22470054/

At least 130,000 Democrats and 80,000 Republicans are expected to participate in nearly 1,800 neighborhood meetings across Iowa.