Matt Towery   As for determining nominations, Florida now has
replaced both Iowa and South Carolina as the "must-win" early
state. In 2008, Barack Obama's win in Iowa certainly gave him
the boost that later exploded into momentum in the South
Carolina Democratic contest. But had Florida's legislature not
moved the Florida contest ahead in the order of states voting
that year, leading to an announced Democratic National Committee
decision not to seat any of its delegates, all of Florida's
delegates would have counted in the contest between Hillary
Clinton and Barack Obama.  Clinton was poised to cream Obama in
the Sunshine State and in fact did so, while having to stick to
a pledge not to campaign in Florida. Had the contest been held
anytime after February 5th of that year, momentum likely would
have shifted and Clinton would have received the nomination. In
this instance, Florida's lack of participation (Florida finally
sent a diminished delegation to the convention well after Obama
had secured the nominatio