“But meanwhile he’s a useful tool for us. As Akin was for Claire.”
Not seeing how that is supposed to work. Trump sucks all the air out of the campaigns of actual electable conservatives until it’s too late for them to win enough primaries to stop Jeb... that helps us how?
He’s not at this point.
He drew tens of millions of extra viewers to the debat where they saw the conservative candidates unfiltered by the media.
Giving them MORE exposure than they would have had, not less.
And he keeps Bush from sitting on the lead, which helps us too.
In a few months that dynamic may change. Meanwhile he’s a ‘plus’ for us.