It seems Republican strategist Steve Schmidt shares my assessment. Said Schmidt, today, on "Morning Joe":
[E]very day, Donald Trump is emasculating Jeb Bush, and Republican primary voters are not going to default to the establishment candidate who is being weakened by these attacks that go unresponded to.
Schmidt and I differ only in that he wants to see Bush triumph and Trump lose, while I want to see Trump triumph and Bush lose.
Well before the advent of Trump, you and your party worked for this, Steve, and I believe you deserve it. And until that momentous time of GOP destruction is upon us, in Cleveland, I want to watch the brawling unfold, live, every day, betwixt the emasculated, last-hurrahing establishment and the testosterone-fueled Trumpeteers. We deserve that much, Steve.