CAN'T WE AT LEAST GET THE RULES STRAIGHT ?

By Bob Walsh

 

 

                                                  Nevada Republican caucus  

There is a bit of a Republican pissing contest going on in Nevada right now.  The Nevada Secretary of State IS going to hold a Republican primary even though the Nevada GOP has stated that they will only "honor" a party-run caucus.  This little set-to is being caused by a 2021 law and the fact that a second dark horse candidate has entered the field.  The two contests are scheduled three days apart in February.  That caucus rules were approved just last month by the party central committee.

One of those rules says a candidate may NOT participate in the Feb. 8 caucus if they ran in the Feb. 8 primary.  Caucus rules require in-person same-day voting and paper ballots and require identification for participants.  

Nevada primary voting will allow early voting and REQUIRES universal mail-out ballots.  It also permits same-day registration and voting.  ID is required to register, but not to vote.

So far both Donald Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy are participating in the caucus.  

The two participants in the primary are Heath Fulkerson and John Castro.  Castro is backing efforts to keep Trump off ballots in various states due to his alleged participation in the January 6 whateverthefuckitwas.