Right Call on County GOP Primary Elections

By LaVarr Webb

The Salt Lake County Republican Central Committee wisely rejected the proposal to eliminate primary elections and select their nominees exclusively at county conventions. To exclude rank-and-file Republicans from any role in the nomination process would be a big mistake.

Republican leaders would come across as elitist, with candidate decisions being make only by insiders and party bosses. Rank-and-file Republicans would feel left out. ...