WASHINGTON _ Donald Trump's campaign is making its second major staff change as the Republican presidential candidate continues to struggle.
Kellyanne Conway, a veteran Republican pollster who has been an adviser to the campaign, will serve as campaign manager.
Stephen Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News who is a former banker for Goldman Sachs, will serve as campaign chief executive.
While Trump has received criticism from many right-wing websites, Bannon and Breitbart have consistently defended Trump, even defending former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who was accused manhandling Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, who resigned from the organization.
Trump told the Wall Street Journal he was making the changes because "I want to win. That's why I'm bringing on fantastic people who know how to win and love to win."
Paul Manafort, the campaign's chairman, will remain in that position, but multiple media reports say his role will be diminished after friction developed between him and Trump over the direction of the campaign. Manafort himself has been a distraction to the campaign over questions about the business he conducted in Ukraine.
The shakeup comes as polls show Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton pulling away in several battleground states and even closing the gap in some traditional reliably red states.
