"Washington is consumed with speculation about an "October surprise"

[Algorem]

that would tip the scales toward the president and guarantee his reelection"...(says Tom Brazaitis,Washington columnist and Eleanor Clift's husband in his 8/15/04 column,"The other shoe should drop about when the leaves do") http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/tom_brazaitis/ ...24 years since 1st October surprise;IRAN COULD PROVIDE THE DISTRACTION,says military analyst William S. Lind, http://www.antiwar.com SAFE BET ISRAEL WILL STRIKE IRAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES;terror alerts used to change subject from Bush sinking poll #'s and Kerry/Edwards and may have exposed Pakistani double agent in process:October could be full of surprises:the biggest October surprise would be if there were no surprises....website taking poll of opinions of what is most likely October surprise,36% predict it will be Osama capture: http://www.octobersurprise.net

[w13rd0]

1. If you know it's coming...

....how can it be a "surprise"? Osama capture, heck, most of the US, including Chimpy, were DEMANDING that he be captured three years ago. Hauling him in now would be a day late and a few hundred billion short.

[Mr.Green93]

2. Hype it

Then if it comes claim it was planned. If it does not come call it a failure.

[democracy eh]

3. over in Freeperland

the paranoid yokels were talking about an October surprise that the Democrats had (specifically Hillary of course)to drop on Bush. They were alluding to some kind of personal smear thing I presume, along the lines of W's DWI past in the 2000 election.

who knows

[snippy]

4. The republican semen sleuths probably will launch a smear campaign

against Kerry or Edwards or both. The republican party has a strong belief in such smears and the semen sleuths love their work.