The ULTIMATE PRIMARY survey: First primary/caucus state

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Which state ought to be the first to hold a presidential primary or caucus, respectively, during primary season, if it were up to you?

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I continue to say that primaries should be nationwide.

How would that work?
Would there still be delegates elected in a nationwide primary?
Of will it be a direct vote of the candidates instead? If so, with how many runoffs?

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Anyone who wants to be president should be forced to spend the entire winter in Alaska.

That would be funny as well as ironic as even Obama didn't pay Alaska a flying visit on his 57-state journey around the USA.

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I continue to say that primaries should be nationwide.

How would that work?
Would there still be delegates elected in a nationwide primary?
Of will it be a direct vote of the candidates instead? If so, with how many runoffs?

Direct vote with no runoff. Plurality candidate wins.

I can relate to the idea of selecting a presidential nominee through direct vote (instead of a delegation vote), but not without the option of a runoff.

Imagine what consequences would have followed for the 2016 GOP and the 2020 Democratic primaries; in both cases it would have resulted in a realistic scenario where either candidate might have won their respective nomination despite receiving less than 20% of the direct vote. No. Simply no! 🙅🏼‍♂️

Furthermore, a certain, essential flaw in the nomination process would cause quarrels between the state parties over who is eligible to cast a ballot: all citizens, or only party members? Currently, each state party (or state government, respectively) is able to determine if the primaries be close, semi-closed, or open.