<<I, too, have thought that Trump never wanted to win, really.>>

I think Trump is between a rock and a hard place: he doesn't want to lose (so he whines about a 'rigged election' in the absence of any shred of proof) but he also doesn't want to be president (and so he'll be relieved that he isn't); but he will trample on the people of the United States, and especially on his gullible supporters (for whom I suspect he harbors a  deep and cynical contempt), in order to advance the fascist media outlet he and his puppet master, Steve Bannon, are apparently poised to launch soon after the campaign finally ends.