The people seem to want it that way -- an unsullied candidate, even if they know nothing about him.
It wouldn't surprise me to see a front-running 'rat make a quick departure from the field, maybe even feet-first. Suddenly, from nowhere, a new front-runner and not enough time for opposition research. The Lautenberg gambit, redux.
...even Hillary can run in later ballots taken at the convention. Is this so?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm