The westernmost county in Kentucky has one foot in the state and one foot out. The GOP caucus is a first for Kentucky and Fulton’s Republican Party took it a step further out of the norm by holding it in Fulton County Republican Chairman Beth McWhirt’s Victorian style home located on the state line. McWhirt says she wanted it to be less formal and more welcoming to voters. Joan Homra agreed.
“I think it’s really neat to have it in a person’s home, it’s comforting that y’know you’re greeted by these other republicans and I think it’s neat,” Homra said.
Not everyone was on the same page as Homra though, David Kirby says he would be fine with having a caucus again but not in someone’s home.
“I don’t mind having a caucus again, but I think I would prefer it to be in a location different instead of infringing on someone’s home,” Kirby said.
Jason and Kelly Sipes drove 20 miles from Hickman (city) to vote because they didn’t have a Caucus location in their town. Kelly says anyone that didn’t know McWhirt or hadn’t been there before might find it intimidating.
“I’m not sure if other people in Hickman that are registered republican, y’know that all of them will make the effort to come over here,” Jason Sipes said.
Voter turnout more than doubled in Fulton where Donald Trump won by ten votes.
