Trump's bad stretch might be about to get worse

[pnwmom]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-trump-clinton-83ec15fe-1c27-11e6-82c2-a7dcb313287d-20160517-story.html

Donald Trump finds himself ensnared in one of his worst news cycles of the presidential campaign, and it could get worse this week as the presumptive Republican nominee will face his first real fire from the Clinton machine.

After months of casually deflecting attacks from Republican rivals, Trump is now suddenly on the defensive, fending off questions about whether he impersonated a public relations agent in the early 1990s, defending his past treatment of women, and trying to explain why he won't make his tax returns public.

On Wednesday, Priorities USA, a pro-Clinton super-PAC, will begin airing its first television attacks on Trump, and is planning to unleash $136 million in advertising against him between now and November.

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"All of these stories matter. They may not turn any of his supporters against him but they inhibit him from growing his support," said Rob Stutzman, a California-based Republican consultant who was with the anti-Trump movement. "The sum of all these stories paints him as a liar, and confirms the central narrative of the Clinton campaign that he's a flim-flam man unfit to serve as president of the United States."

This is Trump's roughest patch since a series of stumbles cost him the Wisconsin primary after re-tweeting an unflattering picture of a rival's wife and repeatedly changing his position on abortion. It comes at a time when Trump's focus has been on the behind-the-scenes work of winning over Republicans on Capital Hill, rather than driving the narrative for the news cycle with headline-grabbing rallies across the country.

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[yeoman6987]

1. He had a bad week?

All I hear on MSNBC is that he hired a pollster, his numbers are up against Hilary and that the news story on trumps women troubles in the 90's was debunked from one of the ladies who did the interview saying the editors lied about what she said. Also they can't get anyone to run as 3rd party. I hope Hillary does better then the clowns taking down trump so far.

[pnwmom]

2. The poll was an online, self-selected poll not worth the paper it's (not) printed on.

And he has had plenty to deal with recently besides the NYTimes story, which has not been "debunked" just because one woman disagreed with it.

[Kingofalldems]

8. Jumped right in.

[leftynyc]

9. You mean the woman

that said she was NOT misquoted and that she just felt the story didn't come out the way she thought it would? Why do you think his lawyers backed down from their law suit so quickly.

[yeoman6987]

13. You will note be alerted. I understand a lot of what you are saying is being

said by many. However, November is a long way a way and its up to the eventual nominee to bring comfort and positive message for the voters. Tonight may answer some of our sides questions.

[Kingofalldems]

12. Trump is just great isn't he?

[doc03]

3. He had a bad week? He dominated the news cycle all week, it doesn't matter

if it is good or bad with Trump as long as he gets his name out there. His supportes won't believe anything negative about him.

[leftynyc]

10. His supporters are a lost cause

It's everyone else these ads are aimed at.

[packman]

4. He could burn babies in Times Square while chanting pagan songs

and it wouldn't make any difference to his followers. Any publicity is good publicity for Trump.

[kairos12]

5. He could quote from Mein Kampf and

the media would find false equivalence from the Democrats.

[subterranean]

7. Note to Chicago Tribune: It's Capitol Hill, not Capital Hill.