[mad_as_he$$]

Wasn’t that Clancy - oh wait. I think the is the beginning of the “October Surprise” meme. Happened once so it must be it going to happen every time.

[Political Junkie Too]

the “October Surprise” meme. Happened once so it must be it going to happen every time.

Happened many times.

See this Wikipedia entry for a chronology of October surprises.

• 1968 Humphrey vs. Nixon: LBJ tried convince voters of an end to the Vietnam War to help Humphry.
• 1980 Carter vs. Reagan - rumor was of a last-minute deal to release hostages. The opposite happened.
• 1992 Bush vs. Clinton - Democrats indicted Caspar Weinberger on Iran-Contra charges just four days before the election.
• 2000 Gore vs. Bush - the 24-year old DUI charge against Bush for driving too slow in a 30mph zone was released just before the election.
• 2003 California governor recall election - Charges of Arnold Schwarzenegger groping women on movie sets was released by the LA Times.
• 2006 midterm elections - Republican Mark Foley accused of molesting Congressional Pages.
• 2010 California Governor Election - Meg Whitman was accused by the California Nurses Association (of all groups) of employing an illegal alien housekeeper.

-PJ