Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein There's so much winning – but oh so much potential losing. The Trump presidency's many contradictions and contradictory impulses are on full display right now. The tax bill is on the precipice of becoming law, but a potential government shutdown looms at the end of this week. Republicans stand a good shot at keeping their Senate seat in Alabama, but that means rallying behind and sticking with a candidate accused of sexual assault. Then there's Russia, where the White House's own lawyer is creating legal headaches – if you believe official accounts. President Donald Trump's reaction is to lash out at his own FBI and special counsel, if he chooses to go there. Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax and a Trump friend, summed up the stakes on "This Week": "The RUNDOWN with John Verhovek Eight days out from election day in Alabama, and the allegations of sexual misconduct that rocked the race last month and jolted it into the national spotlight have Alabama voters divided. Two polls out this weekend, one from CBS News that has the Democrat Doug Jones up three points and one from the Washington Post and George Mason University that has Republican Roy Moore up six points, show how difficult it will be to gauge just how the allegations have affected Alabama voters. According to the CBS poll just 17 percent of Alabama Republicans likely to vote say the allegations against Moore are true. When it comes to who voters believe has a "... Link to the full article to read more