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Meet the Man Tasked With Getting Trump the Republican Nomination
By Meghan Keneally
Apr 11, 2016, 12:32 PM ET
B. Plowman/NBCU/Getty Images
WATCH Paul Manafort Joins the Trump Team
Donald Trump's campaign manager made national headlines and gained the attention of the police when he was arrested for alleged battery of a reporter.
Now, the latest addition to the team is drawing a different kind of attention.
Paul Manafort has been added to the Trump team as the campaign’s convention manager, showing that the real estate magnate-turned-reality star-turned politician is grappling with the inner workings of a possible contested convention.
Party Ties
Unlike much of Trump's relatively young staff that helped the Republican front-runner earn his early primary victories, Manafort is arguably more of an establishment figure.
Even though the Trump campaign's release only credits Manafort, 66, with experience spanning three decades, one of his biggest victories came four decades ago.
Manafort reportedly played a significant role in the 1976 convention where Gerald Ford ended up winning the nomination in spite
of a fight from Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole. That’s the last time Republicans had no clear nominee going into the convention.
.. more .. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-team-now-delegate-focused-addition/story?id=38306694
By Meghan Keneally
Apr 11, 2016, 12:32 PM ET
B. Plowman/NBCU/Getty Images
WATCH Paul Manafort Joins the Trump Team
Donald Trump's campaign manager made national headlines and gained the attention of the police when he was arrested for alleged battery of a reporter.
Now, the latest addition to the team is drawing a different kind of attention.
Paul Manafort has been added to the Trump team as the campaign’s convention manager, showing that the real estate magnate-turned-reality star-turned politician is grappling with the inner workings of a possible contested convention.
Party Ties
Unlike much of Trump's relatively young staff that helped the Republican front-runner earn his early primary victories, Manafort is arguably more of an establishment figure.
Even though the Trump campaign's release only credits Manafort, 66, with experience spanning three decades, one of his biggest victories came four decades ago.
Manafort reportedly played a significant role in the 1976 convention where Gerald Ford ended up winning the nomination in spite
of a fight from Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole. That’s the last time Republicans had no clear nominee going into the convention.
.. more .. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-team-now-delegate-focused-addition/story?id=38306694
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