Ben Carson has become the fourth Republican to file as a candidate in Kentucky’s GOP presidential caucus. Ever since the first GOP debate, Carson has been pulling in a significant amount of voters. In recent polls, Carson has landed himself in the second position (just behind Trump). Trump, Bush, and Cruz have already paid the fifteen hundred dollar fee to join the Kentucky caucus that will take place right after the Super Tuesday primaries taking place on March 1st. There is no clear number of candidates that will take place in the caucus. Before this year, Kentucky never had a caucus. Rand Paul (Kentucky Senator) is the man who pushed for Kentucky to become the thirteenth state to use this bizarre sort of voting system. Even though Paul was the man who pushed for the caucus system, he has not yet registered to participate in it. One of Paul's spokeswomen (Kelsey Cooper) said that Paul will file by the January deadline.
It is not very shocking to me that Ben Carson has registered to participate in the Kentucky caucus. Taking into account the recent poll results, it would be a dumb idea for him not too. In a caucus, candidates with less than a significant amount of voters are considered invalid. Acknowledging the fact that Carson is second in the GOP race, he has more than enough voters to get him through the first phase of the caucus. Not surprisingly, other big names have already registered for the caucus. It will be interesting to see how Kentucky handles its first caucus this year.
This relates to what we are talking about in class because we have been discussing state caucuses, how they are carried out, and their role. For the most part, all caucuses are held the same. The only state that differs, however is Iowa. An average caucus usually lasts for an hour or two, but Iwoa cuaucuses can last for much longer. Kentucky is using the caucus style that the majority of America uses; you go into a room, sit down and listen for a while, then vote. Carson can benifit immensely from participating in a caucus because it will alow more voters to hear his beliefs and possibly persuade voters in his favor.
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