Also, anybody could gain a notable fraction of the vote, because IIRC, the USA finds no issue with write-in votes. Although it may find issue with the candidates that were voted for.
Which, yes, means that strictly speaking King Charles the However Manieth of England could have the plurality of votes in any given election in the USA by write-in, but not be elected on account of being, you know, a foreign national, and not born in the USA.
Which, yes, means that strictly speaking King Charles the However Manieth of England could have the plurality of votes in any given election in the USA by write-in, but not be elected on account of being, you know, a foreign national, and not born in the USA.