Posted on 04/22/2016 5:00:38 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
"He recognizes that things aren't static. That what is right to start the campaign isn't necessarily the way you finish the campaign," Manafort told CNN Thursday night after he met with RNC officials here.
But Manafort did not want to call anything a "détente" between Trump and the GOP establishment. "There's no reason to have a detente, I mean there's not a fight," he said.
"I mean the Trump campaign and the RNC are working together on a bunch of different things ... but the focus has been on getting the nomination," he said. "Now that we're approaching the nomination, the focus is on blending the party and the campaign so that we can run as a united team and that's what we started to do here this weekend."
The Trump campaign is approaching things here as if it already won the nomination. There was no focus in the closed-door meeting with Trump's people and the RNC on the effort to secure the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination, a source inside the room said.
Instead, while Manafort acknowledged that Trump has "personality flaws," he argued to RNC members that the billionaire's weaknesses would compare favorably to Hillary Clinton's "character flaws," the source said.
"I mean we had a very good meeting," Manafort told CNN. "I think people were hungry to find out with the campaign's intentions were what Donald Trump's intentions were. We answered all the questions. I think they left there, they have a better understanding of the integration of the campaign with the party as we move towards the general election."
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News flash: Hillary's got those votes locked up, though I know you're being a bit sarcastic. lol
Ted meet bus.
I wasn’t him staying right on the wall, jobs, debt, American supremacy (no apologizing for who we are), trade and terrorism. The rest is not the president’s job but congress.
Will congress send Trump a bill on queers, transgender, or abortion? Have the congress ever sent a bill to any president to sign?
We know where the Trumpster stands don’t we? He’s for the queers, gays and the perverts over traditional family values.
The man is a sicko.
No, Trump’s trying to expand the party. He has no principle that he isn’t willing to surrender for a vote.
“Art of the Deal”, baby! lol
“Seems Trump hired the best “
If they were the best Trump should’ve one CO & WY. Cruz didn’t “steal” those delegates.
Yup, Trump de facto campaign manager is an old FORD guy. Can’t get anymore establishment than that.
‘Lyin’ Baby Transgender-loving Donald’
Had to lengthen it a little
You understand that Roger Stone, a Trump cohort, is a former Nixon guy. You understand that the Nixon reference was invented by STONE to deflect Cruz informing people that STONE was a henchman for Nixon. Kool aid served at noon.
They’re almost at the acceptance phase of grief.
The trumpsters will rationalize anything. This election period (if Trump is nominated) is going to be fun to watch trumpsters rationalize every stupid move he makes right up to the historical loss to hitlery.
Problem for Trump is he has pissed all over the brand he will be running under in November. What he and his followers have said about the GOPe will come back to haunt them in November.
Yes we trump supporters are for jobs and economy, debt, national security, America patriotism, and immigration. Cruz is for none of those but he is for the .0003 percent who believe they were born differently.. I wonder which one can change America?
But, but, but, trump is totally anti-establishment—or haven’t you heard? (unless he isn’t—or perhaps he “evolving” once again)
lol
>>>>If the title of the article was ‘Cruz tries to smooth things over with GOP insiders’ how would you react differently to it?<<<
can’t speak for Rooster, but MY thoughts would have been.. “what’s to smooth over? did they have a lover’s quarrel?”
Heheh. That would have been my conclusion also.
“MY thoughts would have been.. “what’s to smooth over? did they have a lover’s quarrel?”
+1
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