Electoral systems- the october surprise

Question 1

What is the october surprise?

Answer 1

An event occurring late in the presidential campaign to the disadvantage of one candidate leaving that the candidate with little or no time to recover from

Question 2

Example- Nixon?

Answer 2

1972
12 dates before election, Nixon’s national advisors Henry Kissinger onned ‘we believe peace’s at the war in vietnam’ pulling rug from under McGovern anti war campaign leading to loose 49 states

Question 3

Examples- Trump?

Answer 3

Derogatory terms against women called access hollywood

Question 4

Examples- hillary clinton?

Answer 4

On 28th october 2016, just 11 days before election day
FBI director Comney sent letters to congress he was reopening investigation of Hillary clinton state department email due to new info classifiying in these emails
9 days later, comney sent a letter stating nothing found
The case was closed byt damage was done
(hillary had a huge lead and this went away)

Question 5

Critics of the october surprise?

Answer 5

How important is this if it happened to both trump and clinton