Originally Posted by dyna mo

his politics aside, discounting him as a joke candidate = strategic blunder.

again, Trump ain't my guy and i'm not saying he is the guy. Jim Webb was and is my guy and the fact he got swept under the carpet so the media can continue to mock Trump reinforces my view and also is disappointing, i would vote for Webb.

I bet if the Webb camp knew Trump was going to announce the same week, they would have re-strategized.

point being, it's a bad idea to handwave off Trump as a joke candidate.