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That's essentially what's going on right now.
The fact that this torch-passing is happening in an organized fashion, as opposed to "at the actual convention" is irrelevant. Having a contested nomination at the convention (in Chicago, no less) would be "a bad idea."
A bad idea? Protesters got major concessions from the Democratic party that improved the primary process markedly. It's still shit, but it's not a bunch of white guys smoking cigars in a back room. Fostering democracy isn't a bad idea. Protesting isn't a bad idea. Mayor Daley with the blessing of the DNC cracking down on protests with over the top police violence is a bad idea. Just don't do that and it will be fine. What kind of a pussy country curtails the political process out of fear of protests? That's some despotic shit.
Where are the public discourse between the candidates? Who in media is informing voters of the options? When the media establishment conspires with the political establishment to focus all discussion on a single candidate, that's not a healthy democracy. This is just back to cigars and back rooms.
Giving attention to the diversity of opinion under the Democratic party is healthy. The establishment always insists that any kind of contention is bad, but that's bullshit. Clinton and Obama had a contentious primary and he won the general. Sanders challenged Hillary with kid gloves and she lost the general. Trump had massively contentious primary and he won. Biden has a contentious primary and he won. Biden has a show primary this time and that worked out great!
This is the period when the people actually have some shred of influence over the party direction. We don't expect a fair primary because we know that the system is designed from the ground up to make that impossible. However, when we don't really get to run, that's not something I'm going to shut up about.