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The Way Nevada Will Pick the GOP Presidential Nominee Is a Mess

Dueling caucus and primary confuse voters

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are competing to be the alternative to Donald Trump, but both are still polling far behind him in most national and early state polls. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: Ariel Zambelich/The Wall Street Journal. PHOTOS: Associated Press; Getty Images (4)

By Eliza Collins

Nov. 21, 2023 5:00 am ET

LAS VEGAS—In January, roughly half a million Republican voters in Nevada will receive presidential primary ballots in the mail. Former President Donald Trump’s name won’t be on them.

The omission is part of a tussle that has ripped open the state’s Republican party and diminished the influence of Nevada in early presidential nominating contests. State GOP officials have opted to ignore the state-mandated primary and will instead host an in-person caucus in early February where Trump is expected to rack up enough delegates to win Nevada, a strategy that his opponents see as aiding the front-runner’s candidacy.

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