Idaho Republicans Kill Presidential Caucus

The presidential caucus system established by the Idaho Republican Party in 2012 to give the state more say in the selection of a presidential candidate was killed by the Republican State Central Committee, the Idaho State Journal reports.

Josh Putnam: “Idaho Republicans are now without a specific means of allocating delegates in 2016. The presumption — the intent — is that Republicans in the Gem state will simply revert to their later primary election. That may be the eventual course of action, but as a part of the transition to caucuses in 2012, the Idaho state legislature permanently removed the presidential primary line from the May primary ballot.”