He knows now. He is simply tossing the nomination process to the GOPe. (at least he’s trying)
He is one with them after all.
The thing that’s puzzling to me is, why the GOPe believes they are better able to deny Trump the nomination with two “not-Trump” candidates in the race vs. just one. One possible explanation is that they are in fact pushing Kasich to drop out, but he won’t do it. That could perhaps explain his increasingly odd and defensive behavior, as we saw in the Brett Baier interview.
I don’t think it will matter, as Trump has lots of upside and those who won’t vote for him will vote for the not-Trump regardless.