The Regressives would have stood a fair chance at getting the White House back IF they had run John Kasich as their candidate instead of Trump.

Their field of candidates was pitiful. Trump, Huckabee, Walker, Fiorina, Carson, Rubio, and Cruz.

IF the heirarchy of the party could have seen the disaster that Trump is, and offered him some concession to drop out, the Regressives would have been better off.

They need a moderate such as Kasich who has Washington skills - but instead they have a losing candidate - TRUMP.