The state’s Republican Party leaders will vote in about two weeks on plans to hold a caucus instead of a presidential primary next year.
The caucus is aimed at allowing Senator Rand Paul to run for both president and his senate seat simultaneously.
Scott Lasley is a Warren County Republican Chair who is drafting a plan for a possible caucus early next March. He says it will cost roughly half a million dollars.
"We are trying to make this process as lean as possible," said Lasley. "Part of the challenge that we face is the relatively short timeline to get this ready. We are trying to do about two or three years of work in four or five, six months."
But he says ultimately it will come down to whether the money for the caucus is set aside upfront.
"The deal is that the money is supposed to be there. If it’s not there, I think there’s going to be problems."
In the past, Paul’s campaign has promised to foot the bill for the caucus—instead of letting the costs fall on the state GOP. But when asked recently about the caucus funds, a campaign spokesperson declined to comment.
