I like the 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice voting too. But it could still result in a result sheet that shows somebody was #1 based on the first choice vote, but the actual winner was selected based on the second choice vote. People would have trouble understanding that and Trump would almost certainly raise a ruckus and obfuscate the process to make his supporters think it were stolen from him if he was the first choice winner.
Well anyone could complain. And yes, it the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, choice plan could easily result in everyone’s 2nd choice or even everyone’s 3rd choice winning, but that is preferable to people taking their ball and going home.
But what is most likely is that people will pick ideologically aligned candidates in order of precedence and the final nominee will be the 1st or 2nd choice of a large majority of voters.
What is disturbing to me about many Trump supporters is what appears to be an early committal to a “my guy or no one” position. This has been fostered by both Trump and the media. I can’t stand the Dole-wing of the GOP, but now we have people claiming that Ted Cruz, yes Ted Cruz, is an establishment hack. Its just crazy.