Kentucky’s Republican Party has agreed to amend its election rules to allow Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to run for re-election for the Senate at the same time he runs for president.
More than three quarters of the state party voted Saturday to move from a primary system to a caucus system, a change that will bypass prohibitions on Paul’s name appearing twice on the same ballot, according to Politico.
Paul pledged to shift $250,000 into the party’s account in September to help cover the cost of the move to the caucus system.
The freshman Kentucky senator had vowed to continue his presidential bid even if the state GOP had barred him from running for the Senate at the same time.
Paul’s verbal sparring during the first Republican presidential debate with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and front-runner Donald Trump has failed to help his struggling poll numbers.
The state party’s decision will allow Paul to focus on his re-election to the Senate should he fail to become the Republican nominee for president.
