Maybe Mr. Manafort should recognize that Trump’s ‘negatives’ are a direct result of a 24/7 media onslaught of vitriol, lies and half-truths from day one.
What do Mr. Manafort and Co. think the 'negatives' of the Communist Party's oligarchic thug-puppet (who Manafort tried to prop up in Ukraine) were a direct result of?
He also worked as an adviser on the Ukrainian presidential campaign of Viktor Yanukovych[9] even as the U.S. government (and McCain) opposed Yanukovych because of his ties to Russia's Vladimir Putin.[4] Manafort was hired to advise Yanukovych months after massive street demonstrations known as the Orange Revolution overturned Yanukovych's victory in the 2004 presidential race. [10] Borys V. Kolesnikov, Yanukovich’s campaign manager, said the party hired Manafort after identifying organizational and other problems in the 2004 elections, in which it was advised by Russian strategists. [9]
I would say that political operatives have to eat in non US election years too, so they can work for whatever campaign wishes to engage, and can afford their services.