Trump’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

Last Monday, Trump was riding high. National polls showed him in a virtual tie — or even leading — Hillary Clinton. State polls were trending in his direction, showing leads in crucial states like Florida, Ohio and Nevada. It had been seemingly days since Trump created a major controversy.

Had his new staff gotten Trump on track? Nate Silver, the influential election prognosticator, gave Trump about a 50 percent chance of winning the White House. There was palpable sense of joy among Trump supporters: Hey, we might actually do this! And a palpable sense of dread among Trump opponents: Hey, they might actually do this!

What followed was one of the worst weeks in political history....
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-bad-week-22102782a06b#.cm22d4vci