Then TRUMP came on the scene and blew up their carefully constructed plan.

This is a fleshed out version of what I have been saying for the last two elections. The 3 or 4 conservative candidates split the conservative vote between them thus ensuring that the RNC Rino wins the nominations. This is a very insightful piece. Roughly speaking the conservatives split about two thirds of the vote in the primaries and then the RNC candidate wins the primary with only one third of the vote. This article says the whole scam was orchestrated by the RNC to get the establishment candidate elected. Then TRUMP came on the scene and blew up their carefully constructed plan. -

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/08/14/the-2016-primary-and-various-degrees-of-influence/