Even without the nomination I think Trump has changed the party. They have to do one of two things
1) Pay attention to voters
2) Find a better way to ignore voters while convincing them that they are being listened to. After this fails then pay attention to voters.
Trump (and Bernie) have put a lot of visibility to things that were supposed to remain hidden. I don’t think voters will forget (for a few election cycles.)
“Even without the nomination I think Trump has changed the party”
He has certainly shined the light on the cockroaches who run the GOP. And they don’t like it!
If Trump is NOT the nominee, The Establishment wins.
The Establishment will ALWAYS ignore the voters and do ANYTHING to maintain their power base for BIG $$$$'s.
That's what they do.
Only Trump has the ability to not only stand up to the Crony Socialists in the Establishment but to destroy them.
And THAT is why they fear Trump.