Its a political party...
You can get away with doing things “for the benefit of the party” at the convention.
It would be rather easy to “convince” enough of the delegates to ABSTAIN from voting in the first round, if there was a coordinated effort to do so, which is why a blame the GOP if this happens.
Say what you want... ANY party that nominates a socialist is worthy of NOTHING but my CONTEMPT!
Feeling strong emotions is a very different thing than having coherent ideas.