Is the lead being buried?

Here is a look at the lead story on a number of media outlet websites on Tuesday morning, October 18th (in cases where the lead story was not related to the presidential election, those outlets were not listed):

Fox News:  CLINTON COVER-UP CONTROVERSY - Trump leads GOP calls for Kennedy
to be removed after FBI revelations.

CNN:  PLAYING WITH FIRE - Experts:  Trump's 'rigged' accusation may erode public trust.

MSNBC:  Poll - Clinton maintaining solid lead over Trump

ABC News:  Trump Suggests Ryan wants him to lose because of Speaker's 2020 ambitions

CBS News:   Poll gauges voters' views 3 weeks before election:  CBS News survey asks voters about Donald Trump’s sexual misconduct allegations, Hillary Clinton's email controversy and other issues

NBC News:  Clinton Shifts Message, Eyes Congressional Takeover

Washington Post:  Trump’s escalation of ‘rigged’ claims alarms election officials, party leaders

Los Angeles Times:   One Big Reason the Wikileaks emails aren't as damaging for Hillary Clinton:  Donald Trump

New York Post:  Hillary Clinton Accused of Stealing Furniture from State Department

Boston Herald:  Trump in talks to launch Trump TV

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Is the election rigged, as Donald Trump claims?  Is the media engaged in collusion to ensure a Clinton victory?  The answer to that question is found in the L.A. Times headline.  Trump is the reason that there isn't more focus on the leaked emails.  He has been addicted to the spotlight for so long he is going to continue to insist on having it, even to his own detriment.

If the lead story should be the revelations found in the contents of Clinton emails being disseminated by Wikileaks, then it must be noted that it is Donald Trump's own blatherings that have buried that lead.

Imagine these headlines if he had followed the example of Hillary Clinton and gone into serious debate preparation mode, with the 3rd and final debate taking place tomorrow night.  Without his continued hijacking of the election narrative by making totally unsubstantiated claims, he is his own worst enemy.  Of course the problem with that concept is that trying to get Trump to shut up and get out of his way for a few hours, let alone days, makes the labors of Hercules seems like a stroll in the park.  None of his advisors, even his offspring, would have any chance of getting him to stay quiet for 24 full minutes, let alone hours.

If anyone has rigged the election against Donald Trump, it is Trump himself.