not that the hypothetical stuff is important???? but just saying, if the "second place" candidates on both sides of the party were the ones that won the primaries instead of Trump/Clinton, would the election have been as messy? and who would of won???
No, neither of the two ran a campaign full of hate, Trump is getting the kind of flack he's getting simply due to the fact that his entire campaign was built off of hate, not to mention unlike the other two he has ZERO experience and does NOT have a plan, Trump being president is the equivalent to a Lawyer practicing law without a degree.
Not Cruz. He's too religious for a lot of moderates and was part of the establishment, so the crazy CHANGE!!!! DRAIN THE SWAMP!!! Trump voters wouldn't have come out in droves.