I think that this is likely just how politics is done now. On one hand you have a guy that will keep giving the elites what they want. On the other, you have a complete wackadoo that'll scare the voters into picking the first guy. It's like voting with a gun to your head.

As a bonus, if on the off chance people do end up voting for the wackadoo, well then it's party time. We have plenty of current examples of that.