Presuming 50% GOP and 50% DEM, a candidate requires only 26% of the total to win the majority of their party's nomination votes. Far less to win the plurality. 74% or more of the general electorate could hate them.
Negatives matter far more in the general election than the primary. Hillary for instance also has huge negatives, but she is doing quite well in the DEM primaries.
I realize this is TR now, but self-delusion doesn't win elections. Trump needs to lower his negatives with the general electorate.
I don’t think the MSM and most people realize how many Dems and especially blacks are going to cross over and vote for Trump. I have not met a black person lately here in Atlanta that is not voting for Trump.
All this blather about high unfavorables is a smoke screen ginned up by the chattering class.
Hillary Clinton is a supremely unlikeable and weak candidate. It will be easy for more conservative Democrats to cross over to Trump.
If he does not bolt to go indy, look for a lot of bitter Bernie supporters to also vote for Trump as well.