Dumping Manafort is Trump’s way of losing on his own terms & burning down the house on his way out

[kpete]

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top GOP strategist tells me Trump campaign shakeup will accelerate party move to shift resources toward House/Senate races, away from Trump

https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/765896548899295232
https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/765899692982964225

[tonyt53]

1. In a weird twisted way, I suppose.

The focus will become Hillary Clinton. 24/7 of corruption, lies, and deception. Trump's name will seldom be mentioned.

[Jarqui]

2. How does he maintain that he can "make America great again"

when he repeatedly can't make a great hire to run his campaign?

Rhetorical question.

Is there any doubt people are holding back from contributing $ to his campaign?

Rhetorical question.

Is Trump going to be the next president of the United States?

Rhetorical question.

[Cicada]

3. Maybe Manafort quit

[Avalux]

4. He didn't, he's still part of the campaign, just demoted.

Apparently the burnt yam is punishing him:

Drumpf’s stunning decision effectively ended the months-long push by campaign chairman Paul Manafort to moderate Drumpf’s presentation and pitch for the general election. And it sent a signal, perhaps more clearly than ever, that the real-estate magnate intends to finish this race on his own terms, with friends who share his instincts at his side.

Manafort, a seasoned operative who joined the campaign in March, will remain in his role, but the advisers described his status internally as diminished due to Drumpf’s unhappiness and restlessness in recent weeks.

While Drumpf respects Manafort, the aides said, he has grown to feel “boxed in” and "controlled" by people who barely know him. Moving forward, he plans to focus intensely on rousing his voters at rallies and through media appearances.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/17/trump-reshuffles-staff-in-his-own-image/

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. You ignore Ukraine and the bad PR manafart's ties were causing.

[bluesbassman]

6. Well he certainly picked an arsonist in Steve Bannon to help him out. n/t