“WI … wouldn’t bet the farm on that at all if they have Kasich or Cruz on the ballot”
Reakclear rates Clinton-Cruz a toss-up:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/wi/wisconsin_cruz_vs_clinton-4119.html
In contrast, Clinton has a 10 point lead over a certain real estate mogul from New York:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/wi/wisconsin_trump_vs_clinton-5659.html
You say that as though Trump would need WI to win.. this is the stupidity of this discussion.
Cruz or Kasich will be another election just like the last 6... where the both sides concede 90% of the country before the election even starts, and they battle over 5 or so states and basically whoever has the better GOTV effort wins.. that’s the election you have if you put up Kasich or Cruz.
Trump breaks the map wide open, states will be in play that haven’t been in nearly 30 years... The map is redefined in a huge way.
The Rovesque election plan is stupid, desperation model and it needs to end. Broaden the party and win the damned elections.... stop trying to protect neocon dogma and policies that pad the pockets of big donors and sell out the rest of the nation.