Yes, they also didn’t want someone who was going to bolt elsewhere. That kind of incompetent, short-sighted thinking (as opposed to “let’s go hire the best man for the job”) is why we are where we are now.
Because the people in power (BoTs and big money boosters, like Paul Dimare) wanted someone they could easily control, a puppet if you will. He’s appealing to them because he isn’t going to push back or rock the boat.