NEWSWEEK: A History of the 'October Surprise'

[ohhhmandy]

With the election just days away, the presidential campaigns hold their collective breaths. Will the Rev. Jeremiah Wright grant some new interview with information harmful to Barack Obama? Will some scandal surface about Sarah Palin’s gubernatorial tenure? Ah, the “October Surprise.” Journalists, campaign advisers and conspiracy theorists fear what

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[laurie_springs]

The surprise will probably be that there isn't one.

[lonestarphoenix]

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!

[cliched]

Ashley Todd?

[ajremix]

Do idiots count as a surprise? If so, then this month has been full of them.

[bnmc2005]

It's October 24th.

Unlike Kerry - McCain is down by double digits.

A little late for a "surprise."

I think Newsweek and other media sources just desperately want something to bring some drama to this election.

[bushy_brow]

I think Newsweek and other media sources just desperately want something to bring some drama to this election.

This.

[psylum_atla]

And at the same time they're preparing an desensitising people to the whole concept.

[lovedforaday]

The crazy Freepers and Yahoo! Question folks seem to think "Obama was really born in Kenya" lawsuit thing is going to be the October Surprise. Yeah.

[morningshapes]

Hasn't it been proven by factcheck.org that he was born in hawaii?

[perfectisafault]

yahoo answers...omg.
this summer i trolled there as a republican and people would legit answer my dumbass questions and agree with my dumbass answers...lololol

[lovedforaday]

I don't know what to believe or disbelieve there, so I just answer questions as ridiculously as possible.

[nappyxheadedxho]

Bin Laden better stay the fuck out of this one.

[liliaeth]

why do you think he got involved last time, he wanted Bush to win, just like they now want McCain to win. It worries me that they might try the same thing again, since it worked so well last time.