[Lazamataz]

It's no secret why two or three of those four are at the top of every poll and why Jeb is struggling to get into the top four anywhere.

Right, but the party machinery made sure stuff like that doesn't matter. The GOP convention around the time of Romney made a lot of rules changes intended to thwart any challengers to the Elites. The primary process is so Byzantine that it produced McCain -- MCCAIN???!? -- and Romney. I predict that Jeb will, in fact, get the Republican nomination.

[thouworm]

The GOP convention around the time of Romney made a lot of rules changes intended to thwart any challengers to the Elites.

The 2016 Primary and Various Degrees of Influence…

"Many people who have not followed the construct of the RNC/GOP plan as it originated (November/December 2013 – through the construction in May/June 2014 and end result in April ’15) are fundamentally misunderstanding the origin of the GOPe Roadmap to elect Jeb Bush."