Trump managed to get a win by means of reaching centerward.
This was not a win by “sop to the right” — in fact some rightists turned up their nose in favor of figures like Cruz.
I'll respectfully disagree. Kasich and Portman, two of the most disloyal-to-the-base pols there are, didn't even vote for Trump, and they're proud of it. They're totally bought and paid for by cheap labor globalists.
Yet, OH went to Trump by beyond-wildest-expectations. Why? Trump ran heavy on US jobs for US workers, with US workers getting first chance at H1B jobs. That support for the down-trodden US worker is what generated surprises in Michigan , Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. That's the election.....US workers and communities that have been decimated by the loss of jobs, both from outsourcing and H1B labor.