Manafort was hired to get Trump through the convention. Convention’s over; he’s done his job. You don’t keep people on payroll who have done what you hired them to do.
I honestly did not expect Manafort to be retained as the general election campaign manager.
I knew he specialized in handling convention duties and managing delegates. His most notable accomplishment was securing President Ford’s nomination in 1976 when Ford was challenged by Reagan.
I just wish Trump had hired somebody like Reagan’s campaign chief Ed Rollins, who speaks so well on his behalf when he appears on Lou Dobbs program, etc.
Still, I know I have considerable company in my suspicions regarding Kellyanne Conway.