[Dr. Sivana]

And after having been burned in 2012, I like to play it safe.

Trump plays to win, and those losers who are skipping the convention don't realize they are reaffirming Trump's outsider qualifications.

[goldstategop]

That’s good for him.

Back in the winter, GOP insiders were panicked Trump would lose like Goldwater.

And he’s holding his own in the face of a country where a Democrat won the popular vote twice.

Shows what the experts know and what life presents to us.

It really is like the fabled box of chocolates - you never know what you’re gonna find.

[SamAdams76]

Trump plays to win, and those losers who are skipping the convention don't realize they are reaffirming Trump's outsider qualifications.

You bring up a point that many seem to be missing. The fact that the establishment Republicans are "shunning" Trump is actually helping him with regard to Independents and even with many Democrats. Especially the Democrats, who won't feel like they are being a traitor to their party by voting for Trump (because hey, the establishment Republicans hate him).

The likes of the Bushes, John McCain and Mitt Romney trotting up to the convention stage to "endorse" Trump will be toxic to his crossover appeal. Even conservatives will cringe. Usually political conventions are dull affairs with long-winded self-serving political speeches. Trump promises to deliver something different.