When the will of the people doesn't match the establishment , the people will lose.
Gore won the popular vote in 2000.
If Trump has the most delegates not counting the super ones at the convention he could be passed over.
Out of 2,470 total delegates at the Republican National Convention in 2016, 437 are unpledged delegates, who play the same role as superdelegates. Of the 437, 168 are members of the Republican National Committee.
http://www.infoplease.com/us/government/superdelegates.html