Nevada GOP Drops The Ball, Again

Once the Nevada State GOP ousted chairman Paul Adams a year ago there were high hopes that the party apparatus would revive itself under the new leadership of Sue Lowden. But by the looks of what has taken place with their first big event, Saturday's caucus, it looks like dysfunction still reigns.

First, of course, was the decision to make their delegates nonbinding which, while essential to keep them from being penalized by the Republican National Committee, had the net effect of relegating the Nevada GOP caucus to beauty contest status. Except for Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Duncan Hunter, Republican candidates avoided the Silver State and instead focused on South Carolina or Florida.

But the biggest problem has been in the basic execution of the caucus. Thousands of postcards sent by party officials to registered Republicans directed them to the wrong precinct location. To make matters worse, the official website, nvgopcaucus.com, was also giving people wrong information.

And then there was the case of the Carson City precinct which was slated to be held at the Governor's Mansion. Apparently officials forgot to file the appropriate paperwork so they had to scramble for a new location this week.

As one disgusted Republican told us, "Maybe I'll just crash Harry's (Reid) party and stir things up by voting for Kucinich or something. At least I know where that is."