Is New Hampshire old news? Why many Republican presidential hopefuls are prioritizing Iowa

<p>Traditionally, New Hampshire is the proving ground for presidential hopefuls, with most spending major time and money in the Granite State. But many 2024 Republican presidential candidates — so far — are <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/republican-presidential-hopefuls-generally-overlook-new-hampshire-effort-103244124" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bypassing New Hampshire</a> on their way to Iowa.</p> <p>"It's more expensive to run in New Hampshire than it is in Iowa. It's definitely a bit of a mistake in terms of trying to capture 2024," Erin O'Brien, associate professor of political science at UMass Boston, told <em>Under the Radar.</em> "But Republicans know, to beat Trump, they're betting down on the idea you have to 'out-Trump' him or 'out-conservative' him, and you're more likely to be able to do that in Iowa."</p> <p>Plus, Republican Senator Mitt Romney announced he will retire at the end of his term, saying it's time for the "<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/13/politics/mitt-romney-not-running-reelection/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">next generation</a>" of leaders. The former Massachusetts Governor's remarks re-energized the debate about the age of elected officials.</p> <p>"I don't want to say that any particular individual ... should retire," said Luis Jiménez, director of the international relations major at UMass Boston. "But the question we should be talking about is, why is it that people stay in Congress that long? Why is it that people stay in politics that long? And a big reason why has to do with the way that we're doing politics these days and the power of incumbency, the power of money and so on."</p> <p>And the U.S. Senate has gone “business casual." A change in <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/17/senate-drops-dress-code-schumer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dress code</a> means one Democratic Senator can officially ditch his suit and tie for a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/fetterman-depression-senate-return-hoodies-shorts-771886ba8