Posted on 04/08/2016 4:15:12 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
With a growing possibility that Trump will not arrive at July's GOP convention having the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination on the first ballot, his campaign will have to put more emphasis on the nuts-and-bolts, ground-level organizing at which his closest rival, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, has excelled.
That includes assuring that the delegates, many of whom will be picked in coming weeks at district and state conventions around the country, are people who will be loyal to Trump if the convention goes beyond a first ballot in selecting a nominee. Under GOP party rules, most delegates arrive at the convention bound by the results of their state primaries and caucuses only through the first round of voting; after that, they effectively become free agents.
Manafort, who joined the Trump operation on March 29 as its convention manager, will now have broader responsibilities, and will "oversee, manage and be responsible for all activities that pertain to Mr. Trump's delegate process and the Cleveland convention," the campaign said in its announcement.
Manafort, working from a new D.C. campaign office, will also be in charge of outreach efforts to members of Congress, the Republican National Committee and think tanks. This appears to be a move to thwart Cruz in his efforts to rally the GOP establishment behind him.
While the campaign insisted there had been no reduction in the role of embattled campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, it was nonetheless seen that way in Republican circles. Manafort's new portfolio is the operation that could be most crucial to Trump's success in the coming months.
Said one GOP strategist who has worked with Manafort, and who declined to be identified: "I can assure you that Lewandowski should be looking for new employment at this point. He's half wiped out already."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Ping to a few new tidbits of info re: Manafort.
Here’s hoping the trojan horse democrat in the GOP race implodes. Trump is a chump and a fake. The guy is just like Mike Doomberg. It’s amazing how many so called Republicans and Conservatives are falling for a guy who is gas lighting them.
You talking about Ted? Must be. He’s the GOPe stealth candidate who’s not so stealth these dats.
Another Ryan Nominating poster’s projection/deflection noted
The only Trojan horse here is the Globalist lawyer playing rope-a-dope with the Tea Party to get Ryan Nominated.
“.... assuring that the delegates, many of whom will be picked in coming weeks at district and state conventions around the country, are people who will be loyal to Trump...”
This is politics people, loyalty goes out the window in a heart beat.
“.... assuring that the delegates, many of whom will be picked in coming weeks at district and state conventions around the country, are people who will be loyal to Trump...”
This is politics people, loyalty goes out the window in a heart beat.
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