Donald Trump is bringing out the big guns to make sure that his opponents do not deny him the Republican presidential nomination.
Faced by a capable rival in the form of Texas senator Ted Cruz and a potential spoiler in the form of rumored GOP establishment pawn John Kasich, Trump is faced with the prospect of his impressive lead being eaten away by the two.
In fact, if things continue at the rate they’re going, it’s highly likely that no one will have enough delegates to win the party’s nod, freeing delegates to vote for whoever they (or more likely, party insiders) want. It is precisely this messy outcome that the Donald seeks to avoid.
That’s why he hired none other than Paul Manafort, a veteran of heavily-contested GOP conventions, to serve as his delegate manager. Having worked for Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan and at the 1988 and 1996 Republican conventions, Manafort brings a good deal of experience that should serve Trump well.
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The addition of Manafort to the Trump campaign comes not a moment too soon. With no clear winner predicted in the coming Wisconsin primary, the state and it’s delegates are up for grabs, and Trump needs all the help he can get to thwart the establishment’s plans to derail his candidacy:
“Anti-Trump forces inside the GOP have hung all their hopes on a contested convention, and Trump’s Manafort hire could stave off those efforts. A fierce battle lay ahead over the next several days heading into next Tuesday’s Wisconsin GOP primary where different polls show the candidates bunched up competing closely within the margin of error, some with Cruz in front and some with Trump in front. A Trump win in the Badger State would devastate the so-called ‘Never Trump’ group, whereas a Trump loss to Cruz would embolden his critics.
Then two weeks later it is Trump’s home state of New York, where the real estate magnate is expected to dominate. After that, the rest of the eastern seaboard—Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland—votes before the end of April. In May, Indiana, Nebraska, West Virginia, Oregon, and Washington State hold nominating contests before the final votes are cast before the July convention on June 7 in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota.
Theoretically, Trump could wrap everything up before or on June 7—but it’s a tough road ahead. There are also hundreds of delegates who are entirely uncommitted walking into the convention whom Trump could get to vote for him—something Manafort is undoubtedly already working on achieving.
‘The move [hiring Manafort] is freighted with political symbolism: After the 1980 election, Mr. Manafort was among the young-gun Reagan operatives who founded one of Washington’s best-known political consulting and lobbying shops,’ Haberman and Burns wrote in the Times. ‘His principal business partners were Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime Trump confidant who frequently advocates for the campaign on television, and Charles R. Black Jr. Mr. Kasich unveiled Mr. Black as an adviser earlier this month, in an announcement intended to convey his readiness for a contested convention – effectively making Mr. Black and Mr. Manafort, allies dating back to the 1970s, direct competitors in the 2016 race.’”
Source: Breitbart
You’re kidding, right? This is an April Fools joke. Trump is a whiny, egocentric assclown who simply wants to be nominated so he can hand Hilabeast the keys to the White House.
I will personally write in Donald J. Trump President 2016
He is first and foremost a good business man.
Since June 16th 2015 Trump has had to fight his way through everything, media..ppl , groups and orgs…and even the GOP have been against him. His whole campaign has been on the defense!!! Could you imagine what his campaign would of been like if it was on the offence?? wow..powerful!! To give you a little perspective on the force hes been up against. George Soros…has 130+ groups plus different formats fighting 24/7 since Trump entered the race. So sad, just b/c Trump goes against Soros plan for America. Soros is for open borders like Europe..TPTA..Common-core and Obamacare. Just like Murdoch, Rove, Bush family, Cruz, Rubio, Kasich etc.. Plus we cant forget Agenda 21…if you dont know what this is..look it up…is very very important to understand. George Soros, the NWO hedge fund billionaire, is blatantly raining down millions of dollars on countless liberal organizations in the United States to hijack your freedom of choice with his Open Society Foundations. Vote Trump…he has no agenda like the others do. Trumps national poll numbers as of today are %49 of registered republican voters…now add the %20 cross over dems and %20 indy’s..Trumps true numbers that the media wont tell you is at %89 Nationally…that is why they wont tell you…they are blowing Reagan’s numbers out the window..and he will win in a landslide in the General election and crush Hillary Clinton…You have to remember in why the Senators and Congressmen dont want Trump…b/c their gravy train would be over. They make a killing off of lobbyists, special interest groups and donors…Think of it this way..for years theyre bringing home millions a year…then President Trump cleans up Washington and now theyre making their regular government salaries $180,000 a year. NOW DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY SAY “NEVER TRUMP”??!! ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY!! Trump will be the best President American has ever seen!! I cant wait to be a “proud” American again.
Donald Trump For President
I will as well
i believe the big guns are coming to him because they see when a man means what he says all the others speak false promises
Carlene Longworth Trump has been a registered Republican since 1980, never voted democrat. Donald at the 1988 RNC being interviewed on being a Republican and on his Conservative values, and Lo- and- behold in 1988 he’s still saying the exact same things as he’s saying now. Do your research.
In 1991 Trump argued before Congress his strong Conservative and very Reaganesque points on the economy and ending corporate intervention, HB visa abuse and outsourcing, all of which are key planks in his 2016 platform.Trump is a Conservative who has been consistent in his views, even as far back as 36 years ago.
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