It’s not stupidity, that’s why many states have run-off elections when no candidate gets over 50%. The convention is like a run-off election conducted through the delegates. We simply don’t KNOW if over 50% would ever support a candidate until they demonstrate they can get there. And whatever the 50%+ want is what they’re supposed to get in a democracy.
‘It’s not stupidity, that’s why many states have run-off elections when no candidate gets over 50%.’
Trust me, I remember the Cochran/Chris McDaniel runoff.
Indeed, I’ll never forget it.