Posted on 04/01/2016 2:04:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
If Donald Trump has so far succeeded with his disregard for the conventional rules of presidential politics, his hiring this week of seasoned Republican hand Paul Manafort seemed to signal an acknowledgement that the rules are now paramount.
Manafort is a master of delegate counting and convention strategy, according to those who have worked with and against him, and one of only a few operatives with practical experience in this niche area. For a campaign whose survival might well hinge on a few dozen delegates, Manaforts hire is a monumental, if surprising, coup.
The fact that Trump hired him is a serious move forward, said Scott Reed, now the senior political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who managed Bob Doles 1996 campaign for president -- on which Manafort also worked. Paul is a proven vote counter, he knows how to strategically move a campaign."
Reed added, It hasnt gone unnoticed by [Ted] Cruz and [John] Kasich.[continued]
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
The Manafort hire is a major coup for Trump.
Let me know when Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Lindsey Gram, Paul Ryan, Carly Fiorina, Nicky Haley, Golden Sachs, The Club for Growth and the entire globalist GOPe mega donor class endorse Trump. Let me know when tens of millions are spent on #NeverCruz.
Let me know when the countries liberals nominate Cruz.
Yes... I pointed that very fact to several Trumpsters...it's like trying to get water into a rock...
Ted is a sleaze, Trump is brilliant...
Thye blame Cruz for having a great ground game and knowing how the the rules work, but it's unfair...LOL
He worked on the ‘76 convention! How old is he?
Oh you poor thing, bless your heart
Typical Cruzer playing the victim.
He’s 67. Just a youngster.
The Manafort hire is a major coup for Trump.
Good for Trump!! Fighting fire with fire.
Folks are waking up to this whole delegate debacle. They don’t like that their primary votes are being....what did that Curly/RNC guy, in ND say?....
Oh, yeah.....that political parties choose presidential nominees, not voters.
He was pretty young to be so successful back in 1976. Most of us were struggling with our first jobs!
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