This really isn't an article as it is an observation for discussion.
I am starting to think this whole Trump political campaign is not about beating Hillary- this is about Manafort and Stone's revenge on the Republican party. They and their partner Lee Atwater were the old school establishment and always wanted to run the party and they completely lost their power as the party became less north eastern country club and more grassroots (culminating with the 94 congressional election). They hated Texan Bush and even more so things like the Tea Party -- and now is their revenge to take out all of that with their perfect patsy candidate.
Manfort, Stone, and Atwater were the proverbial country club establishment an they were all about the political game. They hated 'flyover' country - especially Stone who represents everything we normally think of as the worst parts of the the Republican establishment's values.
To discuss.
