Rand Paul vows to foot bill for switch to caucus in Kentucky

Republican Rand Paul says he has contributed $250,000 and pledged one other $200,000 to pay for a proposed GOP presidential caucus in his house state of Kentucky subsequent yr. By holding a caucus, in which voters organize by local precinct and choose their preferred candidate, Paul believes he can circumvent the state’s prohibition that candidates cannot appear on the ballot for two offices at the same time.

That cost will fall on Paul’s shoulders, and he does not say in the letter where the funds are coming from – his presidential campaign or U.S. Senate campaign. Others, including Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, have criticized Paul’s desire to seek both offices simultaneously.

The freshman senator outlined his plans to pay for the caucus in a letter to members of the state GOP’s central committee.

“I will fully fund this caucus”, Paul said in the letter.

Paul said in a letter to members of the 334-member committee this weekend that to make sure that the caucuses would be funded at no cost to the Republican Party of Kentucky, “I have transferred $250,000 in an RPK account to begin the funding”.

Paul continues saying that an ultimate cost for the plan is not final, but estimates suggest a $400,000 to $500,000 price tag for the 2016 caucus.

“I’ve said I think it’s appropriate to have the caucus provided it doesn’t cost the party anything, and Rand has said he’ll pick up the tab and that’s good enough for me”, said McConnell. No better example is Rand Paul, whose “libertarian-ish” message is sure to catch the ears and eyes of many Republicans who have grown exhausted of endless wars and unprincipled candidates.

“They’re really trying hard”, Adair County Republican Chairman Shannon Rowe told CNN.

When the state party’s executive committee first proposed the plan earlier this spring, Paul’s presidential campaign was soaring.

The U.S. Senate Majority Leader avoided diving deep into the GOP presidential primary as he spoke to the crowd, but afterward again made clear whom he supports in the crowded field. “That’s gone from about 80 percent of the people I’ve talked to from about ten person of people who bring that up now”.