Colorado Republican Party to Change to Caucus System, Ditch Primary If Trump Kept Off Ballot

The Colorado Republican Party indicated that it would switch from a primary ballot system to a caucus system if former President Donald Trump was kept off state ballots. On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court barred President Trump from appearing on state ballots in a 4–3 decision. On Wednesday, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy criticized the court decision, threatening to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary until President Trump was also allowed on the ballot. In response, the Colorado Republican Party said in a Dec. 20 X, formerly known as Twitter, post—“You won’t have to because we will withdraw from the Primary as a Party and convert to a pure caucus system if this is allowed to stand.”...