Who's running for president? Field of delusional also-rans will make Trump the GOP nominee.

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Exhibit A: the Grand Old Party. 

A major reason Donald Trump won the 2016 nomination was the massive primary field. Scarred by tangling with the front-runner, Republicans trained their fire on The Donald’s top challenger on any given week.  

Chris Christie kneecapped Marco Rubio, John Kasich blasted Ted Cruz, and Jeb! ended his campaign low-fiving Trump on the debate stage. 

Like a bucket of crabs, GOP hopefuls pulled down anyone trying to escape, leaving Trump the lone survivor. With 17 declared candidates, what did they expect? 

Did the Republican National Committee learn their lesson? Of course not.