October Surprises and the 2020 Election

Published: Sept. 9, 2020, 12:06 p.m.

b'On this episode, we take a research focused look at the famed \\u201cOctober Surprise.\\u201d It\\u2019s a notion that says, if you want to hurt a candidate with a bombshell you\\u2019ve discovered, you should wait until just before the election to release the accusations. But why should candidates wait? \\n\\nA paper by Gabriele Gratton, a professor at The University of New South Wales in Australia, gives counter intuitive insights. We discuss how this research could change the way we view \\u201cOctober surprises\\u201d and the 20'