Reply #8: Nice thought, but not necessarily so.

[Cyrano]

In 2002, Janet Reno ran in the primary for governor of Florida. The party honchos decided she couldn't win, so they backed some no-name businessman who nobody ever heard of.

Because of their endorsements and money, Janet lost the primary. And then the no-name went on to lose in a landslide to Jeb.

I saw much of this first-hand, but had no means to stop it from happening. Would Janet Reno have beaten Jeb Bush? I don't know. But she sure as hell would have smothered him under a ton of facts and truth, and pointed out all the damage he's done to Florida. She has a bigger set than the no-name the party bosses chose.