HARWOOD: Paul Manafort, Tony Fabrizio who have gone on board with Trump: What is their capacity to overcome some of this resistance with their connections, their knowledge of the party, their ability to talk to Republican audiences?
MURPHY: Well, they know how to do the basic mechanics, but that's a commodity. Cory Lewandowski knows how to, you know, rent a hall."Charlie Manson's fox trot instructors." Comparing Charlie Manson to Trump? No offense to Manson intended!
The problem is they're like Charlie Manson's fox trot instructors. Yeah, they could teach him how to dance. But he's too busy trying to cut their heads off, because he's insane.
So they can add the noise of a campaign. But it's ultimately all about Trump. And Trump's favorite thing to do is rent a hall, read the crowd, tell them what they like to hear, and then get on his plane and watch himself on cable.
They can't change him. And he's the strength of the Trump campaign, and he's the fatal flaw. (our emphasis)
May this also be the fatal flaw of the Republican/ New Confederate/ Stupid/ Shooter's Party this fall.
