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October surprise / äkˈtōbər sə(r)ˈprīz/ noun

any political event orchestrated (or apparently orchestrated) in the month before an election, in the hopes of affecting the outcome.





October shit show / äkˈtōbər SHit·shō / noun

a video leaked to the Washington Post that reveals a presidential candidate talking about attempting to have sex with married women and how he is entitled to grab women's genitals because he's "a star."

a Category 2 hurricane wreaking havoc on the the lower U.S. into the second tier of news coverage.

, a guy who has

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus condemned Donald Trump's sexually aggressive comments about women in a curt statement: “No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner. Ever.”

Representative Barbara Comstock, R-Virginia: “This is disgusting, vile, and disqualifying. No woman should ever be subjected to this type of obscene behavior and it is unbecoming of anybody seeking high office. In light of these comments, Donald Trump should step aside and allow our party to replace him with Mike Pence or another appropriate nominee from the Republican Party.

