… The truth is that Republicans were not in a mood to nominate Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, or any other establishment-oriented candidate. … They were so angry with the government that they wanted to fire a shotgun blast at Washington. They ended up shooting themselves in the foot. They got Donald Trump and a gimpy party.
In other words, Republicans thought sending a message was more important than beating Hillary Clinton and taking back the White House. CONT.
Charlie Cook