That sounds like he's winning legitimately. He may not be the candidate people want, but just from your comment it sounds like he's the best they have.
(Do not know if it is original or some old joke: I have heard it from hungarian stand-up comedian Tibor Bödőcs - who is btw basically the only comedian left who dare (or talented enough to get away with) criticizing every side of the political spectrum here - nowadays mostly Orbán of course...)