[ajross]

Right, the argument being that the Trump campaign oppo folks are redpilled and unable to apply a cynical eye to arguments made from outside their echo chamber.

And I guess that's possible, but I think the simpler explanation is just that they're lazy. Trump himself was going to pick whoever he wanted, everyone knew it. There's no point in going the extra mile to support a process you know is going to be ignored. So check the boxes you need to and move on.