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Originally Posted by Rajoo
How did we then end up with a Trump that the GOP least wanted (and look who came in second) yet the Democratic Party would up with Hillary, their unanimous choice?
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Several factors were at work.
Number one, Hillary had essentially no competition other than Sanders.
Trump had plenty, which tended to split up the establishment vote so that he was able to take an early lead by just polling in the 20's.
Second, Super delegates. The Republicans don't have them.
Imagine what might have happened if they did and the establishment favorite, Jeb Bush, started out with a 400 delegate lead over Trump, like Hillary did over Bernie. Then imagine if the media did the same thing for Jeb, that they did for Hillary. Report that 400 delegate lead every day, day in, day out in order to portray Jeb as the inevitable nominee?