“No it wasn’t, and I’ve been following this situation for over a year now through family and friends who live in KY.
It was established to protect Paul’s Senate seat. Nothing more, nothing less. Yes, the deal was cut with McConnell’s blessing, but well before the current dynamics of the race emerged.”
This is true. However, efforts of the Republican Party in Kentucky to get information out about this change have been almost non-existent. In that respect, the GOP is playing with the rights of the voters to their advantage and it’s deplorable. You can bet they have made sure the information has gotten to those that they deem important, making them a number much more likely to show up and stack the vote.
It’s probably more of a philosophical question than anything else. Who’s responsible for getting GOP voters to the caucus: the Party, or the individual candidates?