If you search this blog for the term "October Surprise," you'll find a lot of posts where I suggested in some presidential election year that the "October Surprise" was that there was no "October Surprise." This year, we're only nine days into the month and we seem to have several contenders including the fact that Donald Trump shipped Covid tests to Vladimir Putin while telling Americans that we shouldn't be testing and the fact that Donald Trump doesn't know how to deal with a state of emergency other than trying to spin it as a reason to vote for him.
Maybe that last one isn't a surprise. Oh, and I guess the latest revelations from Special Counsel Jack Smith might qualify as an October Surprise. There may be more possibilities on the way.
Something that struck me with all the interviews that Kamala Harris has done in the last few days is that I don't think she's even trying to win any Trump voters over. I think someone made a decision that Trump has roughly 44% of the vote and it's solid and that all her campaigning should be aimed at the (roughly) 8-9% of the Undecideds out there. At least, that thought came to me while watching her interview last night with Stephen Colbert. And it must gall Trump that there's no way he can go on any of those late night shows.
Here's something nice. The Huffington Post reported…
The Republican congressman who represents a western North Carolina district badly damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene is tired of the conspiracy theories about recovery efforts circulating online. In a lengthy statement, Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) praised the support his district has received but also noted "an uptick in untrustworthy sources trying to spark chaos by sharing hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and hearsay about hurricane response efforts across our mountains."
Gee, I wonder what "untrustworthy sources" he could be talking about. I'm glad he did that because the folks in the paths of Helene 'n' Milton need all the honest information they can get. They're also going to need supplies and medical care and a whole lot of other things. This would be a good time to donate to my favorite charity…
