Iowa and New Hampshire polls: the only ones that matter?

While people put so much clout in national polls leading up to primaries, that logic really makes little sense since there is no national primary. The states with the earliest primaries (Iowa and New Hampshire) are arguably the only ones that really matter, because that is what sets the tone for the rest of the states. After all this talk of national polls, here is an AP poll that we can actually use -- a poll of New Hampshire voters.

The Numbers - Democrats
Hillary Rodham Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards Bill Richardson	43 percent 22 percent 14 percent 6 percent
The Numbers - Republicans
Mitt Ronmey Rudy Giuliani John McCain Ron Paul Mike Huckabee Fred Thompson	32 percent 22 percent 15 percent 7 percent 6 percent 5 percent