The REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT may be losing control, given the number of RINOs that now seem to be populating the field. On the conservative side, you have Cruz (of course), clearly at the top, followed by Walker (in my book), then Cotton, and then some others.
But the RINOs (Jeb, I-Carley, and arguably Rubio, Huckster, Ms. Linsey, and probably others) are pretty numerous now. Rove will have a tough time getting all of them to drop for Jeb...or maybe someone else.
That is a good thing..more RINO’s the better to divide the RINO voters.
In 2012 Ricky and Newty fought to the bitter end, clearing path for the lone remaining RINO, Mitt.