For decades, presidential campaigns and their political operatives have watched for an October Surprise, a major, narrative-changing piece of news that could upend the race in its final leg.

It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an "October surprise" — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.

2024 Elections The October Surprise May Be Arriving Shortly History suggests the decisive moment is still to come.

'October Surprise,' a term that entered the lexicon during the 1980 presidential sweeps, have marred most elections since that year, enveloping both Democrats and Republicans.

A presidential historian and professor who correctly predicted nine of the last 10 US elections said an “October surprise” wouldn’t affect his prediction that Kamala Harris would win the ...

Political journalists and enthusiasts are already fixated on whether the election cycle will have a consequential “October surprise” and what it could be. In fact, former Secretary of State ...

The October surprise we’re most likely to see in 2024 is President Joe Biden ordering an attack on Iran in collaboration with Israel to destroy Iran’s nuclear program.

One of the predictions in the Politico article that hasn’t yet happened (but at this point might not surprise) came from the Harvard astronomy professor Avi Loeb: “Our research suggests that ...

The historian who correctly predicted nine of the ten most recent presidential elections said that any October surprise is a “myth.” ...

What was the first October surprise of this election? Was it a strike by East Coast stevedores? Was it the threat of a hot war between Israel and Iran? Or was it the release of Special Counsel ...

It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an "October surprise" — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.

It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an "October surprise" — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.