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Wounded Bear

(58,832 posts) Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:02 PM Sep 2020

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With any luck we will neutralize any "October surprises" this year...

If enough people vote early and by mail, any "surprise" in October will be moot.

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With any luck we will neutralize any "October surprises" this year... (Original Post) Wounded Bear Sep 2020 OP

Why wouldn't Dems be planning an October surprise? LakeArenal Sep 2020 #1

We have a pee tape and some tax returns in the near future. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #3

Exactly. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #8

Yes, this is not 2016! Trump is still fighting the last war. A formula for defeat Walleye Sep 2020 #2

The kind of voters who are alert and aware enough to vote early by mail needledriver Sep 2020 #4

We need to have our own October surprise(s) as well. The Atlantic report was an excellent KPN Sep 2020 #5

Barr is waiting in the wings with his Durham report full of lies. We need something mfcorey1 Sep 2020 #6

Well we can rule out the vaccine! Initech Sep 2020 #7

LakeArenal

(28,909 posts)

1. Why wouldn't Dems be planning an October surprise?

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:04 PM

Sep 2020

Can’t wait!!!

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

3. We have a pee tape and some tax returns in the near future.

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:26 PM

Sep 2020

LakeArenal

(28,909 posts)

8. Exactly.

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 01:07 PM

Sep 2020

Walleye

(31,212 posts)

2. Yes, this is not 2016! Trump is still fighting the last war. A formula for defeat

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:07 PM

Sep 2020

needledriver

(836 posts)

4. The kind of voters who are alert and aware enough to vote early by mail

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:27 PM

Sep 2020

are not the kind of voters who would be taken in by an October "Surprise".

KPN

(15,695 posts)

5. We need to have our own October surprise(s) as well. The Atlantic report was an excellent

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:40 PM

Sep 2020

September one. But we need more of those in October ... the later the better. I'm thinking maybe release of the "golden showers" video for example -- that would be good. Or maybe a transcript between tRump and Putie -- perhaps one from the Iceland "retreat".

mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)

6. Barr is waiting in the wings with his Durham report full of lies. We need something

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:43 PM

Sep 2020

to immediately refute him.!

Initech

(100,182 posts)

7. Well we can rule out the vaccine!

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Sat Sep 5, 2020, 12:44 PM

Sep 2020

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