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erronis

(14,955 posts)
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 01:33 PM Aug 2020

Via MW: Place Your Bets: What's Trump's October Surprise?

https://www.emptywheel.net/2020/08/22/place-your-bets-whats-trumps-october-surprise/

It’s become something of a American tradition — candidates pull something out of their asses in October which resets the calculus by which swing voters calibrate their darts before they aim at the board of presidential candidates.

... List of past surprises ...

First three of many:
I think there will be weekly waves of “facts” from the ‘stuff ‘that Rudy has been fiddling with from Ukraine, Turkey, Italy, Vienna. Notice how he has been radio silent for the most part this summer ? Keeping his powder dry.

With August surprises unfolding, redwoods burning, maybe two hurricanes bearing down on the Gulf coast, still, my foggy crystal
conjures Nikki Haley replacing Pence in early October.

hmmm (scratching head)…Billy Barr announces the international Deep State/Pedophile ring has been busted, resulting in indictments of well-known public figures. Trump becomes God/King officially, his 2nd amendment people invade blue cities and incite senseless violence and oh, the election is called off, because well, it’s no longer needed.


What's your favorite POS that the orange turd and friends will pull?
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Via MW: Place Your Bets: What's Trump's October Surprise? (Original Post) erronis Aug 2020 OP
Oleander injections by force. dchill Aug 2020 #1
I've been thinking that putin's "vaccine" will be a requirement to vote (or breathe) erronis Aug 2020 #3
This!👆 SheltieLover Aug 2020 #6
John Durham, US Attorney. kentuck Aug 2020 #2
I fear it will work davekriss Aug 2020 #13
FYI Don Winslow claims to have some Oct Surprises for our side!! mucifer Aug 2020 #4
Can't wait to see what he has! fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #9
Godzilla is heading our way? Killer Shrews gnawing at the border wall? (I watch lots of old movies.) Siwsan Aug 2020 #5
Ever seen the MST3K version of "Killer Shrews"? flibbitygiblets Aug 2020 #14
Yes! Absolutely hilarious Siwsan Aug 2020 #16
Vaccine announcement, Durham report, Rudy's BS Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #7
FWIW Rudy teased an explosive drop last week soothsayer Aug 2020 #8
He will pull out of the election n/t malaise Aug 2020 #10
I think Trump could be so far under water by October that it won't matter Buckeyeblue Aug 2020 #11
War with China JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #12
Doesn't the "caravan" start acting up about every other October? flibbitygiblets Aug 2020 #15

kentuck

(110,950 posts)
2. John Durham, US Attorney.
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 01:40 PM
Aug 2020

Who has been the ace in the hole for Trump all along. They have been saving him for last.

davekriss

(4,608 posts)
13. I fear it will work
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 02:21 PM
Aug 2020

It’ll be the Comeyfication of the 2020 election. Indictments coming!, they’ll scream. More investigations! Then, after frightening enough low-information voters into the Republican camp, there will be a quiet little reversal of their claims, admissions that there was nothing there at all. But that’ll come too late for us, Trump will have stolen a second election.

At least these are my thoughts on my darkest days. We (the nation) can’t be that dumb to allow it to happen again, right? ...Right?

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
5. Godzilla is heading our way? Killer Shrews gnawing at the border wall? (I watch lots of old movies.)
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 01:41 PM
Aug 2020

I'm actually wondering if he might run out of October Surprises, well before October.

Well, that and his leaky administration anonymously tipping off reporters.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
16. Yes! Absolutely hilarious
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 03:23 PM
Aug 2020

I first time saw the movie on one of those Friday night spooky movie shows - I think it was 'The Ghoul', out of Detroit. The second time was on MST3K.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,369 posts)
7. Vaccine announcement, Durham report, Rudy's BS
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 01:51 PM
Aug 2020

I don’t think any/all will have much impact. The only thing that will move the needle significantly is if case/death rate drops dramatically, and if economy/employment improves dramatically.

In addition, if Trump waits until October for his surprises, half of Americans will have already voted.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
8. FWIW Rudy teased an explosive drop last week
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 01:52 PM
Aug 2020

I think day of or day after Joe’s speech. I first saw it teased on a QAnon site on twitter.

Turned out to be “doctors“ opining on Joe’s cognitive decline. That kind of fizzled after he knocked it out of the park, ha.

Buckeyeblue

(5,491 posts)
11. I think Trump could be so far under water by October that it won't matter
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 02:04 PM
Aug 2020

Biden has run for VP twice. He has been vetted 6 ways Sunday. Because of the 24 hour news cycle, I don't see how there could be anything that explosive. Unless it's Trump's tax returns that show he doesn't really have that much money.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,283 posts)
12. War with China
Sun Aug 23, 2020, 02:09 PM
Aug 2020

It'll have to be something incomprehensibly huge to get him re-elected.

But, I'm hoping for a resignation, followed by a quick blanket pardon from Prez Pence, for all past, present, and future federal crimes. Then it will seem like just a normal day in the Reptilian Party.

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