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The GOP in Colorado has a plan for if the Supreme Court does not overrule the decision to remove former President Trump from ballots.

“We think this is an absurd ruling and we’re going to do whatever we can to protect the rights of voters in Colorado,” the state’s Republican Party chair, Dave Williams, said.

In response to the absurd ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court, the GOP has decided it will start using a caucus system rather than participating in a primary election. That will only happen if the state supreme court’s decision banning former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot remains in place.

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Tuesday on X (Twitter) that he would withdraw from Colorado’s primary ballot if Trump was not allowed on the ballot. The state Republican Party responded: “You won’t have to because we will withdraw from the Primary as a Party and convert to a pure caucus system if this is allowed to stand.”

Trump vowed to appeal the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to the U.S. Supreme Court after the state judges ruled that Trump is ineligible to run for president based on his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Riot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause.

“We think this is an absurd ruling and we’re going to do whatever we can to protect the rights of voters in Colorado and frankly across the nation and choose Donald Trump, if they so choose,” Colorado Republican Party Chair Dave Williams told CNN after the court’s decision.

“We’re going to appeal this to the United States Supreme Court. We’re a party to the case and we’re not going to take this lying down. And if need be, we’re going to withdraw from the primary and go to a strict caucus process that would allow our voters to choose Donald Trump if they want,” he also said.

To hear Tony Katz’s thoughts on the Colorado GOP going to a potential caucus, click the link below.