1. I don’t care what Trump SAYS about illegal immigration, his history shows he doesn’t mean a word of it. He’s playing you for a rube. Use it if you can to advance the issue until Trump crashes and burns, but do not ever trust him to do anything remotely like what he’s saying. (Which changes often enough I’m not exactly sure what he’s proposing anyway.)
2. Name recognition matters NOW, early one, which is why Trump is so high in the polls (along with being an avatar for the disaffected). When the field narrows, it matters far less.
Yes, we have no guarantees about Trump re illegal immigration. We do have guarantees from Jeb. I’ll take that.