Question by saveamerica: Heard cable news speak about political “Oct. shock”?
I wrote this title six months ago and now I locate notice that “this question has been eliminated”, so I’m writing it yet again. I’d written it last August, and pointed out then that McCain was ahead five points at the time, and I wondered if the Oct. surprise was in fact the sudden media explosion of the Financial Crisis. So two inquiries right here: what do you believe on Oct. surprise? And why would management eliminate this query months soon after query is resolved?
but the Oct. shock was released in October….which was the financial crisis. I heard them speak about it on a popular liberal cable station by a liberal ‘expert’.
Barnicle, you might be right about a conspiracy, a lot of even McCain produced remarks on the timing. The financial crisis news could have been unleashed appropriate Right after the election.

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Answer by February1
The October surprise was nothing but BS from the desperate Right. Note that the “October surprise” was originally supposed to be released in APRIL… the gullible Proper wingers actually went along with it. They spent months posting about the “October shock” on this site! Funny they didn’t have a great deal to say come November.

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