His point, and mine as well, is that nothing that happens before the Summer of 2016 is of any importance, and, in fact, given the attention span of the electorate, nobody who is "running" at the moment will be viable twelve months from now.
The Republicans have had a presumptive nominee by March in both 2008 and 2012. The plan is to have the nomination sewn up for the Jebster by March of next year.
The RNC are experts at nominating the least liked, most likely to lose candidate.