And I'll happily explain why - once he claims.
It's simple, really: I will readily and fully claim after Lunatic full claims. If my claim is the result you want, then getting Lunatic to claim first should be your course of action. If you don't pressure him for a claim, then you must not really want my claim.
And I repeat: that is the only way I am claiming. No amount of votes for me will get me to claim before Lunatic. I am shutting down, conclusively, that path. Voting me will do nothing. If you desire my claim, voting me is not going to get you it. I will absolutely take my claim to the grave if Lunatic doesn't claim.
Now, you say you have some vague sense of distrust over this and on that alone are being contrary. You don't trust me so you're going to do the opposite of what I'm saying. Nice. Well, get over it. What's the fear? That I'm third party whos win-con is: "Get lunatic to claim first?" You have no objective reason to prefer my claim over Lunatic's and even if you do prefer my claim, I've explained how to get it and how not to get it.
So what's the most rational course of action for you?