[grania]

I disagree. With Jeb’s financial backing, no one else would’ve gained traction before it was a done deal. It was Trump’s self-funding and ability to get publicity that prevented Jeb’s campaign from gaining traction.

[SJackson]

Not saying the attempt wasn't made to some extent, but Jeb was a failure. Jeb was never a contender, despite his money. Not going to bother checking old polls, but I don't think he was ever in the top 5. A broad field like the GOP has should have been tailor made for a candidate with name recognition and money. Jeb was incompetent, to whatever extent there was a plot, the plotters were incompetent.

We might disagree on rigged, to me "mainstream" Republicans attempting to elect a "mainstream" Republican candidate isn't rigged, just politics as usual. And they lost. Rigged to me is when the dead people in Chicago vote in three different precincts.