Don’t expect Donald Trump to tap a minority or a woman for his running mate, senior campaign strategist Paul Manafort told The Huffington Post.
“That would be viewed as pandering, I think,” he said.
“He needs an experienced person to do the part of the job he doesn’t want to do. He sees himself more as the chairman of the board, than even the CEO, let alone the COO,” Manafort explained.
“There is a long list of who that person could be. … And everyone of them has major problems.”
Manfort also confirmed to HuffPo that the campaign would continue the big rallies the presumptive GOP nominee has become known for.
“We’ll continue the rallies. That is Trump’s brand. We’ll do the broad themes at the big rallies. No one wants to change that.”
However, Manafort said that the campaign will put together a solid social media plan and ground operation.
“He doesn’t want to spend the money on a big national campaign structure. He hears a figure like $500 million and says, ‘These are all people who are going to get rich.’ But I have reassured him that it will be a very lean operation.”