Colorado GOP Has Plenty Left To Decide In Assembly
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republicans no longer have a high-stakes presidential fight coming up this weekend at the state assembly to choose delegates to the Republican National Convention.
But the 3,800 or so Republicans meeting this weekend in Denver have plenty to decide — including a proposal to try to undo its presidential caucus system in favor of a statewide primary.
Colorado held presidential primaries from 1992 to 2000. After that, the Legislature got rid of them to save money. Instead the parties now have complex presidential caucuses that lead to the selection of delegates to their national conventions.
Some Republicans say Colorado should return to the presidential primary. Others say the caucus system is unwieldy but gives activists the best chance to influence who their party's nominee will be.
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