He's the safe choice in that this election is going to come down to Trump/Not Trump. So all he has to do is literally not be Donald Trump. It's not that the pa

He's the safe choice in that this election is going to come down to Trump/Not Trump. So all he has to do is literally not be Donald Trump. It's not that the party thinks he's their best bet to win the election, it's that they think it's their best chance to get him elected.