None of us knew - the thugs ran DC as a private club OF elites, FOR elites, and to hell with the people of the country.
These traitors must have been sure Hillary would win - or they would have made more effort to rig Trump's first run...
This is one of the most important things that Trump (unintentionally) exposed, i.e. the fact that most of the top people in the GOP hate the base. The Deep State corruption is another.