““Though he knew the name, Corey knew nothing of the man. He wasn’t alone. Not a lot of people working in politics under fifty knew Paul Manafort. His last foray into a political campaign was Bob Dole’s campaign, and there he had been an “informal” adviser. You’d have to go back to 1980 and the relatively small role he played as “southern coordinator” for Reagan to find any real on-the-front-lines campaign experience.””
