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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

No. I think the Republicans went to no great lengths to rig their primaries because they thought they didn’t need to. Really doing so requires a great amount of prior planning (the Clintons spent 16 years working on it). From the establishment Republican viewpoint, Jeb or Rubio was almost sure sure to be the nominee, either of whom would fit right into their comfort zone. So why bother? In their thinking Cruz was the biggest danger and he was an outlier, but probably not a disaster even if he pulled off an upset.