Paul's reelection problem

[Mr. Morden]

The Kentucky GOP wants to ditch the primary in order to allocate delegates based on a caucus.  So the presidential primary will still take place, but Paul won't have his name on the ballot, because his name will be on the Senate primary ballot.  But it won't matter, because the presidential primary will won't decide any delegates.  In the unlikely event that Paul wins the GOP presidential nomination, then he'll have to drop his Senate candidacy in the general election.

At least, that's the plan.  But the Kentucky GOP has apparently delayed announcing its caucus plans because of cost and logistical issues.  They'll probably be able to sort it out, but it's not a sure thing.  So there's still an outside chance that Paul will have to drop either his presidential campaign or Senate campaign even in the primary stage.  IIRC, the filing deadline is in February, so he wouldn't have to make any decisions until then.