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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: "October Surprise": What Could Derail Harris and Trump?
Description: We're entering the final days of the 2024 presidential election, but a lot can change in a few weeks.Historically, several presidential contests have been upended in October. Coined the "October Surprise," for decades candidates have been tested at the finish line... and many have faltered.In 2016, the "Comey Letter" damaged Hillary Clinton's favorability, and in 2020, Hunter Biden's discovered laptop threatened to derail Joe Biden. In both of these elections, Donald Trump was trailing in the polls-as he is now with Kamala Harris-so could a last-second surprise ensure victory for Trump?<...