young republican elections were knock down drag out fights. and manafort was the master of this universe. he teamed up with a guy called roger stone. who is a recuring character in the manafort story and the story of donald trump. with manafort s help. stone became president of the young republicans. establishing the two as potential king makers. paul manafort almost came out of the womb as an operator. before his journey to washington, manafort story began here. in new britain, connecticut. in 1949. new britain is known as the hardware city. it s the home of stanly black and decker. hard scrabble place. still, paul s grandfather an italian immigrant thrived. starting manafort brothers. a demolition company that became
necessarily end a career. on the surface though, the younger manafort appeared to be playing by the rules. at the 1976 republican national convention, manafort just two years after receiving his law degree from georgetown, helped president ford win a bruising primary battle with former california governor ronald regul reagan. he understood gathering delegates and commitment. he could help you predict the political drama in advance. he was so good at counting delegates he earned the nickname the kept. there will be no more betrayal. of allies and friends by the united states government. as the reagan revolution began in 1980. manafort and his pal roger stone became parts of the campaign. stone organizing for the in the