IMHO, Trump will NOT go 3rd Party, unless: We arrive at the R Convention, with Trump ahead in the polls, and having won most of the primaries, but the suits in the GOPee go into a smoke-filled room and anoint Jeb the Republican Nominee anyhow; or some other underhanded trick.
At THAT point Trump would have every justification for honoring all the people who voted for him by going 3rd Party. And I guarantee you, if Trump goes 3rd Party, I DO, TOO!
REMEMBER: There are squirrels like George Will, et al, who are right now telling the GOPee to shut Trump out of the debates and not even let him run as an official Republican. Does ANYONE think he’ll hold still for THAT?! Or that he SHOULD hold still for it?!
I agree with everything you said in number 53. Right now,m I’m leaning to Walker, when we have the primary here in Illinois. Usually the nominee has it in the bag by the time we have our primary.
If Trump is dealt a raw deal, as you described, I could go third party with him.
Trump is no danger to the republican party, unless he’s screwed over by party big wigs. The GOP elite is the real danger, giving us candidates like Dole, McCain and the absaolute worse, Romney.