As a member of the Republican Party and an elected Republican official and an elected County official, I know how the game is played. In my State, Arizona, the citizens pay for the Presidential Preference Election. As long as they are paying, they WILL have their voices heard. If the Party wants to control the whole process, be honest and PAY for it. I have never been so angry with this Party as I am right now. I don’t care if they did it to Trump or to Cruz or to Kasich. We will reap what we sow here. Mark my words.
If you are talking about Colorado, the party DID pay for it. One of the reasons they went back to the caucus from the primary in 2002 is because the state would no longer pay for the primary.