Trump was only “preferred” because he got ratings. And while there may be some academic value to such an analysis, now is not the time for a losing candidate to engage in that kind of speculation, as it only serves to make him look like a sore loser.
“...as it only serves to make him look like a sore loser.”
Look like? No, he IS a sore looser who refuses to accept the fact that the voters were turned off by his nasty rhetoric and machinations with respect to delegates. In other words, he’s just another POS pseudo-smart lawyer who thinks he can use “the law” to “enforce” his will on the voters. Guess what Lyin’Ted, the nomination process doesn’t take place in a courtroom.