He feels confident that he can keep all the Romney states, plus then ONLY have to flip these 5 states to get to 273:
MI
OH
FL
NC
NH
It’s definitely worth the gamble, since he knows the GOPe will have their own SuperPacs to do whatever they want.
Post 25 is spot on - that is the clear path for Trump in the general and it allows him to put Hillary on the defensive.