There's so much media attention surrounding the New Hampshire Primaries, leading me to wonder what's really at stake?

Candidates that win the state will gain momentum, just like the gains Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee got from Iowa. They'll grab important fundraising dollars, and steal the headlines in all the major media outlets.

And we can't forget the real purpose of the primary elections--to gain delegates to the nominating conventions. The Democrats will meet in late August to announce their picks for President and Vice President and the Republicans will meet in early September to do the same. The crazy thing about New Hampshire is that the Republicans only get 12 seats out of more than 2,000 towards the nominating convention and the Democrats only get 22 seats out of more than 4,000. So, is there really that much at stake?

The polls are just closing for the night, and I can't wait to see how the mostly Libertarian and often independent New Hampshire voters cast their ballot.