Republicans in Nevada could have two chances next year to decide who they want to be their party's presidential nominee. The catch: Only one will count.
. He called that an example of “indirect voter intimidation” that is a byproduct of a state party rather than election officials running the nominating process.
Still, Moyle cautioned against blaming the party for intentionally tailoring the election process to favorWhile caucuses may have lower turnout and benefit the former president because of his campaign’s experience in 2016, he said the state party may have other interests in mind. The party runs the caucus, puts on its own events and decides how much each candidate must pay to be on the ballot.
Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and an expert in the presidential nominating system, said a caucus ultimately boils down to the candidates themselves and how well they are able to organize and turn out supporters. “It sounds like it would be massively confusing to the voters, but in practice it isn’t,” she said. “It’s in the interest of every single candidate to make sure voters know how to participate.”Stern is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a program that places journalists in local newsrooms.
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