That's true.
The same thing happened during G.W.'s second election - rather than let the people decide which democratic candidate should run, the DOC figured they would take it upon themselves to shove John Kerry down our throats.
Nobody wanted Lurch as president, so they either didn't bother voting, or worse, voted for Bush. That's how he got two terms, plain and simple.
People have simply grown fed up and are practicing the "revenge vote" because those in power never fucking learn: If you follow the will of the people, you WILL NOT LOSE.
But once you start shoving things they don't want down their throats, you are GUARANTEED to lose.
And that's exactly what happened with the Hillary/Sanders/Trump debacle. Those in the college said, "Fuck it. I'm not putting that bitch in the god damned white house. We've lived with the fucking Clinton's for decades. It's time for them to go the fuck away!"
And that's exactly what they did.
Had it been Sanders running instead, we're not having this conversation and Trump is in yet another bankruptcy court begging for extensions.