October Surprise

So the term “October Surprise” was “invented by Republicans in 1980″:http://slate.com/id/2108884/ to pre-empt something that never happened. What is it with Republicans and preemption? Why are they so scared of the future? Why do we still talk about an October Surprise? Why do I ask so many rhetorical questions today?

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  1. Jenny Sanders
    Posted October 30, 2004 at UTC | Permalink | Reply

    Did you used to read Billmon? He’s popped in again to comment on the latest Osama tape, and I think he is right on the money.

    http://billmon.org/

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