WEEK 3 REPORTING-DONALD TRUMP

Headlines:

Donald Trump and Ben Carson both filed complaints to CNBC, which hosts the next Republican presidential debate on October 28th. What's strange is that Trump and Carson filed their complaints together under one letter, despite camp Trump and camp Carson being rival campaigns. One of the complaints was that the debate should be shortened to 2 hours, as opposed to the last debate which took nearly 3 hours. Trump even threatened to pull out of the next debate, though some critics argue that this was merely another statement to get the media riled up.

Polls:

According to the latest poll, Trump leads the GOP at 36%, with Ben Carson trailing in second at 18%. Trump and Carson are the only 2 candidates who have approval percentages in the double-digits. Still, this means that Trump currently holds a whopping 18-point lead over Carson.

No news regarding fundraising or new positions, aside from Trump and Carson trying to "boycott" the next GOP debate.

Future Challenges:

Despite receiving constant media attention, Trump will have to show in the next few weeks how he's qualified to be president. Debates can bring about major changes in polling, so if Trump wants to hold his lead, he's going to (at least eventually) have to show Americans that he's intelligent enough to serve as commander-in-chief. Also, Trump will have to demonstrate that he can hold his tongue, because if there's any part of Donald Trump that's going to lose him this election, it's his mouth.

Sources:

CNN-Debate Complaints 

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/15/politics/trump-carson-cnbc-republican-debate-threaten-pullout/

The Blaze, reacting to "Morning Joe" (MSNBC)

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/10/15/watch-msnbc-panels-reaction-to-latest-round-of-polls-showing-donald-trump-dominating-key-states-big-issues/

This is Ben Jacot, reporting for the Artime Gazette, The Trump Team.