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minus-squaredlove67@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up58·17 days agoI think “October Surprise” is normally when the opposition releases some info they were holding back on you. In this case they invited a bigot “comedian” up onto the stage all by themselves.
minus-squarekandoh@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·17 days agoI think that’s the reason the media is (correctly) latching on to this, they didn’t get a traditional October Surprise so it’s this or nothing.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 days agoAnd to preempt the excuses: The Trump campaign vetted and adjusted his act, so they were okay with the joke, no matter what they try to say now.
I think “October Surprise” is normally when the opposition releases some info they were holding back on you.
In this case they invited a bigot “comedian” up onto the stage all by themselves.
I think that’s the reason the media is (correctly) latching on to this, they didn’t get a traditional October Surprise so it’s this or nothing.
And to preempt the excuses: The Trump campaign vetted and adjusted his act, so they were okay with the joke, no matter what they try to say now.