What conservative elite? Are there any? If you mean the republican party leadership, they wanted Jeb! Or maybe, it could have been Rubio or Kasich. They defini

What conservative elite? Are there any? If you mean the republican party leadership, they wanted Jeb! Or maybe, it could have been Rubio or Kasich. They definitely did not want Cruz or Trump. They kept fighting against the people's choice even after he got in office. Romney is still fighting.