[Hoodat]

Kasich is the GOPe candidate. GOPe delegates will be flocking to him if Trump fails on the first ballot. But thanks to Cruz, there won't be enough GOPe delegates to put Kasich over the top. I believe Cruz will maintain 90% of his delegates. But Trump will not, primarily because Trump did nothing to stop the GOPe from filling his delegate slots with establishment types.

If Trump does not hit his magic number, then things will not be in his favor. I hear what you are saying about the Party being hurt if Trump is not the nominee. However, it will be ironic to see it destroyed by a Trump loss instead of a Trump win.

[Jim Robinson]

Kasich, Cruz, Ryan, Romney, Bush, Rubio or whomever doesn’t matter. The GOP overrides the people and the party implodes and the country goes to hell.

[ResisTyr]

I believe Mr. Manafort will prove you wrong. ;)