I invite readers to submit entries to the "Name the October Surprise" contest by answering this question: "What do you think is a possible October Surprise that Bush will announce in order to try to win a close election?"
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Name the October Surprise
I heard about this on Randi Rhoades' Air America radio program yesterday...
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The October Surprise is not a ploy of the Bush administration, it is actually a flaw in the American electorate: we have NO political memory. So, we will vote on November 2 pretty much according to what happens on Nov 1 or thereabouts. What happened in the weeks or months preceeding November 2, let alone the YEARS, will have no effect whatsoever.
The fact is that given the electorate, and our attitude, we demand an October surprise and we will create on, the media will create one, whatever is most significant in October among however insignificant a field.
Consider the Kentucky Derby: aside from one or two horse, who knows the field, and what does it matter? It's the Kentucky Derby!
Well, its October! in an election year! Surprise: you betcha. No matter how stupid, we will be surprised.
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