Point in fact, the game *was* rigged, from the start, in an absurd attempt to push Jeb Bush into the nomination with only a plurality of the vote. It was cleverly done, but intricate plan.
Enter Donald Trump. He was not really on the radar of those who crafted this clever and intricate plan. From jump, he was a wild card that could have endangered this plan, and so he did. The folks who crafted this plan have yet to recover from this debacle, and it shows.
They are *still* trying furiously to salvage something, anything at all, from the wreck Donald Trump has made of their scheme at the beginning of this election season. We all owe Donald Trump a 'thank you' for his demolition of this pernicious scheme, regardless of whether or not you think he should be the nominee, because had he *not* entered the race at all, we would be looking at 'front runner Jeb Bush'...
the infowarrior
You are 100% correct. Jeb would have run the others out of money long ago and they would have all dropped out.