If Trump goes into the convention just a handful of votes shy of an absolute majority, but has FAR more delegates than any other candidate and the GOPe picks someone not even on the ballot, why yes, that would indeed be the “convention process” at work.
And the “convention process” would guarantee Hillary the Presidency. Great process, hey? Especially for the GOPe party apparatchiks who’ll get to keep their cushy six figures jobs even though the rest of us lose our country forever.
I think Trump has already guaranteed that outcome.
Don't be too sure about that. I think many Trump supporters would be so fed up they would actually vote Democrat at the state and federal levels in every voting precinct across the USA. At the very least, they would stay home in November. Or maybe write in "Donald Trump" for all the positions that had a Republican incumbent running for office.
If Trump loses fair & square, that's one thing. But if the RNC Rules Committee changes the rules on the fly -- a power they gave themselves in Aug 2012 -- then all bets are off regarding other Republican politicians from the Presidency all the way down to the local city councilman. If anyone thinks I'm exaggerating, spend a day or two on social media. Never in my lifetime have I seen so many pissed off Republicans.
Again, just for you, Mitch McConnell:
If the GOPe is even perceived to be blocking Trump at the convention, then no state or federal Republican seat is safe in November. PERIOD.