Kasich might be sort of the John Anderson of this cycle?
(And making Trump the Reagan!).
Could happen, and could also result in a Trump win.
The problem is the demographics have changed a lot since ‘80 and the numbers of the entitlement army and illegals are much larger. Any Democrat is going to command at least 42% of the vote, resulting in a “Clintonian plurality” type win with 370+ evs. 1992 and 1996 are more a predictor.