CNN: Trump running out of time as controversies pile up

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Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's tax controversy and his self-destructive lack of discipline threaten to drain the Republican nominee of something he can't afford: time.

With 36 days remaining before Election Day, the real estate mogul's campaign is consumed with the fallout from a New York Times story published over the weekend that found Trump reported a $916 million loss in 1995. That loss could mean Trump went 18 years without paying federal income taxes.

Those findings -- which Trump's campaign isn't disputing but haven't been independently confirmed by CNN -- would be daunting for any presidential candidate to overcome. But they're especially challenging for Trump, who is losing control of the campaign's narrative after a strong September in which he narrowed the race with Hillary Clinton.

In just the past week, Trump delivered an underwhelming debate performance, struggled to recover from it, engaged in a counterproductive feud with a Latina beauty queen, posted early morning Twitter tirades and spewed insinuations without any evidence about Clinton's marriage. The tax story -- which could undermine Trump's image as a successful businessman -- will dominate the next few days.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/03/politics/donald-trump-tax/index.html

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1. posted by EarlG

[pandr32]

2. I read this earlier at CNN and noticed

...the awful things Trump does that the press reports on are "controversies" and all the manufactured stories regarding Hillary Clinton (she didn't actually do anything awful) are "scandals."

[TomCADem]

3. Never Underestimate Power of False Equivalence...

...if a waiter were to allege that Hillary left without leaving a tip 10 years ago, the MSM can make it look equivalent to Trump stiffing people for millions.