Entries by Joe Miller

Will Obama Try an “October Surprise” to Rescue His Presidency?

In October 1972, 12 days before the presidential election, Nixon and Kissinger made a surprise announcement of a peace agreement ending the war in Vietnam, thus giving birth to the term “October Surprise.” In nearly every election cycle since, one party or the other has attempted to spring some last minute opposition research or policy announcement in the immediate weeks prior to an election.