Donald Trump appears to believe he can blackmail the GOP into giving him its nomination, by threatening to run as an independent. If he fails to get the GOP nomination, as virtually everyone who pays attention believes will happen, he might choose to run as an independent a la Ross Perot.
You will remember that Perot got enough votes to ensure the election of Bill Clinton, who beat Bush Sr. while receiving less than 50% of the votes cast. There is every likelihood that, by running as an independent, Trump could ensure the election of whoever wins the 2016 Democrat nomination.
The whole "rich guy with nothing-to-lose playing spoiler" scenario grows very old. I'm not certain how we could keep it from recurring, maybe find him a new bimbo to chase?
