Then how come Trump won the nomination? How could “any other Republican” have had a better chance of beating HRC if no other Republican beat Trump in the primaries? (By the way, I voted for Cruz in the primary, so this isn't coming from someone who has been for Trump from the get-go. However, I'm not so blinded by hatred for Trump that I spout arguments that make no sense.)
“Almost any other Republican would have a better chance of defeating Hillary Clinton...”
Name him. Her. It. Them.
THERE ARE NO OTHER Repubbies who would compete.
Who are morally able to compete.
Who even WANT TO compete against Hillary. Much less beat Hillary.
Show me ANY evidence of ANYBODY ELSE who polls ahead of Hillary right now. Only Trump.
They wanted Yeb!, not because he could beat illary, because he couldn’t, but because if he accidently did, he would keep the borders open and the laws unenforced.
The most important thing to the establishment has always been to keep the Cheap Labor Express running.