Why Donald Trump Picked Kellyanne Conway to Manage his Campaign

Time Magazine ^ | 8/22 | Alex Altman and Zeke J Miller

[TangledUpInBlue]

Now Conway is advising another candidate with a penchant for provocative remarks. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named Conway his campaign manager on Aug. 17, just weeks after she joined his effort as a senior adviser. The decision already appears to be paying off. In the week since elevating the veteran GOP strategist, Trump has tried to tame his tongue. He has swapped freewheeling speeches for TelePrompTers and policy addresses, expressed regret for unspecified offenses and signaled that he may be considering a softer position on illegal immigration. He even traveled to Louisiana for a conventional candidate photo-op, where he was briefed on flood rescue plans.

Party insiders and Trump aides alike give some of the credit to Conway. Her job, they say, is as much about managing the candidate as it is overseeing the nuts and bolts of his ground game. In the final stretch of the campaign, Trump has decided to rely on the veteran GOP strategist, 49, to devise a plan to reverse his sliding polls, sing his praises on TV and provide a stabilizing presence in a haphazard operation. And while Conway isn’t the first professional operative to be handed the role, she seems—at least so far—to be breaking through in ways her predecessors could not

[NKP_Vet]

Let’s don’t forget the Maryland Legislature was planning on meeting to vote for secession, Lincoln found out and had the entire legislature arrested. If they had met, in all liklihood Maryland would have voted to succeed.

[Dustoff45]

I didn't see a single sign etc. for Clinton. Not one.

Thus part of his appeal is his "Beat her in November!" response to chants of "Lock her up!"

He gives Hillary Haters a place to go.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt..

You were going to vote for her?

[Mollypitcher1]

Thank you for stating what I meant to say. Unfortunately I said Lee sent troops. I obviously meant Lincoln. A female spy told Lincoln of the planned meeting to secede. I’, from the Eastern Shore. Used to be called “God’s Country.”