You think what you want. I know what I see because I’ve seen it before, and if elections operated as the lily-white simplicity you still assert we wouldn’t be in this mess.
But it’s NOT how elections operate now, even if you wish them to be.
I’ve seen it before too. Up close, for decades.
It’s how politics works in a free society work.
You need a good candidate, unity, supporters, organization, and lots of work in a lot of places...
Simple,but not easy.