The republicans have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
Nope, that was what they did in 2012.
Ann Coulter makes an interesting point. Trump is the only candidate who can win states that Romney lost. Even though Romney had a large majority of white votes nationwide, he failed to get a majority of whites in several important battleground states and lost them. It's hard to see how the other candidates, ie Cruz and Kasich, are improvements on Romney. Cruz is ok, provided you already agree with his positions. Otherwise, he's kind of weird bordering on creepy. Kasich is basically a buffoon.
Trump has brought out millions of new voters, which we thought was what the RNC was desperate to do. Only they wanted them to be liberal hispanic and women voters, not white union guys. Oops. Trump will be competitive in half a dozen swing states that Romney lost. Romney was not the right candidate for the industrialized midwest. Trump however appeals to displaced workers and those worrying about being displaced. Trump should carry Florida, NC, possibly Virginia, and he has a good shot in every midwestern state except probably Illinois. If he carries Florida, Ohio and maybe Pennsylvania or Wisconsin, it's game over for the dems.
Leave it to the republicans to screw this up. Trump is not an authentic conservative, so they want to sabotage Trump and throw the election to Hillary. That makes sense, but only in the alternative universe they inhabit.