Is he trying to lose?
Sure seems like it.
Yes, to Hillary if the RINOs nominate him. The establishment does love its ringers.
I assume that Kasich thinks he can win Ohio regardless of his positions (hubris!) and so he’s safe to air all sorts of positions which are exact opposites of Trump. Nafta, gun control, amnesty, etc. Then when (he assumes) he wins, he can say “see, all that outsider BS was just media nonsense and the people really want to see common sense solutions to real problems, like I’ve supported all along!” and then the GOPe can rally around him as a reasonable alternative who proves you can beat Trump by running as a RINO. Then they give him the nomination at the convention to “save” the party.
Sure seems that way, unless Ohio is a lot further gone than anybody ever thought. This and the Cruz condemnation on Friday of Trump aligned with BLM, and MoveOnOrg should swing a few points.