There was once a time, long ago now, when the party bosses VETTED those who ran in the primaries and pulled out the worst of the lot. Now, they BACK the worst of the lot. :-(
I posted this in my post #19 above, but reposting in case you missed it.
There is a link in the thread above (post #15 by Bogie) to a Fairy Tale that is very cleverly written - heres a direct link:
http://fredoneverything.org/it-cometh-from-the-pitand-hath-a-knout/