I like him too. He is wise and well spoken. "The softer/presidential side of Trump."
Trump is the real key, but Manafort is making a difference. Between the two of them, they know many of the payers, and can do a very good job of "quick vetting" of newcomers to this endeavor - not just their team, but delegates, opponents, pundits, and press.
-- What hillary had planned on running on is already being sabotaged.Hillary was going to be the "female candidate." --
That is still the plan. Came up in FoxNews panel too, she being "first woman nominated for the office," implying that alone is a big deal and deserves some respect. So much for "I have a dream," looking past the color, sex or other superficial aspect of a person.
-- Killing off her vision of stealing the womens' vote simply because she is one is huge and we are well on our way to doing so. --
I don't think it would be possible unless the opposition voice was politically incorrect by nature, and had trivial "woman issues" in his (or her, I can imagine a "female Trump") own closet.