… In August, Conway, who is forty-nine, and a longtime Republican pollster, became Trump’s third campaign manager. … Running Donald Trump’s campaign is like being the drummer in Spinal Tap: those who take the position tend to disappear in mysterious circumstances. …
Conway said that Trump offered her the job of campaign manager on August 12th, in a private meeting in his office.
“We’re losing,” she told him.
“No—look at the polls,” Trump replied.
“I looked at the polls. We’re losing,” she said. “But we don’t have to lose. There’s still a pathway back.” CONT.
Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker