Let's hope he does and you're right, but I am not abandoning my principles to advance the career of Paul Ryan, even if he loses every state. Goldwater lost bigger than Trump will possibly lose by. The media snickered. The laughing stopped 16 years later when Reagan was elected. He never said," boy look how badly Goldwater lost. I better adopt LBJ's policies." He gave a powerful speech backing Goldwater, even though he knew Goldwater was going to be crushed.
I think this election at the very least will resemble 2012, low 300s to Clinton and low 200s for Trump. This will be the best outcome for Trump, but it can actually get much worse for him.