In elections past the story dropped by The NY Times would have been an election changing bombshell.

The Times reported that President Donald Trump has avoided paying taxes for years and paid only $750 in 2016 and 2017.

The story is huge and Drudge’s headline on Trump: “The Fake Billionaire?”

In elections past a story like this would have a huge impact on the upcoming election. This was an “October surprise” at the very end of September.

But, the story will likely have little impact on the election. Look, everyone knows who they are voting for and no matter how many layers you pull back on Trump, his loyal followers are going to stick with him.

That does not mean that this story is not a huge story. The fact that you and I are paying thousands of dollars in taxes every year, while the President is paying nothing or almost nothing, should piss everyone off.

Will local TV stations give this story the coverage it deserves?

It is likely that this will not be the case. It’s not a very visual story, to say the least. But, you would hope that stations would cover it.

As for cable news, expect Trump’s friends at Fox to downplay the story, if they cover it at all. CNN and MSNBC will go all-in with opinion.

Let’s hope local news gives the story the attention it deserves.