The Washington primary is largely symbolic, with no delegates up for grabs and more than half of the major candidates skipping the contest altogether.
Come to think of it, Mr. McCain decided that he'd better skip the Iowa contest after sounding off about the pork in ethanol.
Untested in debate against his opponents until now, Mr. Thompson, a late entrant to the race, chose to skip the last contest in favor of announcing his candidacy on "The Tonight Show" early last month — a decision for which he was roundly criticized.
According to sources on her campaign team, if Clinton had lost in New Hampshire, several senior advisers, including her communications director, Howard Wolfson, were planning to offer their resignation, and Clinton was prepared to skip the next two contests, Nevada and South Carolina, a decision that could have ceded all the momentum, and even the nomination, to Obama.
On the evidence of New Hampshire alone -- Mr. McCain skipped the Iowa contest -- he is the independents' favorite.
Speaking to a crowd of about 200 students at the New Hampshire College Convention, General Clark, who is skipping the Iowa contest, laid out his vision for America's future.
But maybe part of it is that his mother used to work for Intel? Gordon released a statement, via the Sports Illustrated journalist Ben Golliver, saying that he would be skipping the dunk contest in 2018, offering the quote, "This event takes a lot out of you when you approach it as seriously as I do".
He will skip the 3-point shooting contest, with Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas replacing him.
The campaign also maintains that skipping the Iowa contests was perhaps the only choice they had.
The 85-year-old golf legend had to skip the pre-tournament par-3 contest this year because of a shoulder injury, but showed up at Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday to join Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player for the traditional kickoff.
