What is the most likely October surprise to knock Obama out of the race?

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What is the most likely October surprise to knock Obama out of the race?

by MT Chris Posted October 07, 2008 17:19:24

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As an Obama supporter and with history on my side, I'm genuinely worried. While this election looks like Obama's to lose, I still suspect that there is a good chance for an October Surprise that could give this election to McCain. What would the most likely (successful) October surprise be? (I'm afraid to put the "unthinkable" as an option, but I'm honestly worried there's a finite probability of that as well. I'll leave that to "other")

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	More intense swift-boating (false or misleading slams on Obama's character)
	An Israeli and/or US attack on Iran
	A terrorist attack on US interests
	Osama Bin Laden is captured
	Other (please state)
	A combination of the above factors (please name them)
	There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House

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+5 raves patblue1947 October 07, 2008 17:30:33

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
However I fully expect the McCain Palin camp to come out with more distorted facts about him. But perhaps then everyone would see them for the vicious liers they are.
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concerned October 11, 2008 00:46:27

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
Obama all the way to the white house ....
NPC October 09, 2008 16:20:47

Answered: Other (please state)
Democrats are very frightened that their $500 million dollars in camapign contributions are not all legal?
Formulabruce October 08, 2008 04:32:38

Answered: Other (please state)
Obama speaks different, and makes different promises to different groups he talks too. Will cost lots of money. People are starting to watch alot of UTUBE videos showing WHO got payoffs from fanny and freddy, and what party covered thier buts. Its the biggest scandal in history, and for the congress, well the house banking scandal was almost ALL democrats too. In this instance the people who you hang with and the deeds you do, will catch up with you, or Obama , in this case. I think his own issues will hurt him
MT Chris to Formula... October 08, 2008 04:42:05

Well, I am unhappy with the Dems role in the current crisis as well, but there is this to consider:
http://politicalticker.blogs....
(note the second finding for McCain)

By the way, it was the Gramm/Leach (both Republicans) in 1999 that repealed many of the provisions of the Glass-Steigall act, which Clinton signed (unfortunately) that helped accelerate this mess.

I think both parties have a role here, both parties get deservedly hurt. We need to have smarter regulation to prevent this from happening again.
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SRV1003 October 07, 2008 23:23:26

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
There might be a mccain surprise to further sink his chances.
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Czar Saoirse~Socialist Extr... October 07, 2008 21:22:08

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
I think if there is an October surprise..the surprise will be on McCain! At this point after how John McCain has been showing his ineptness and ugly smear tactics.... even if there was an attack on Iran by the US or Israel... intelligent people will agree that Obama is the best man to handle it.
Sister Jean October 07, 2008 19:43:31

Answered: Other (please state)
none of above.....I think it will be a close election and that Obama will win
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Jerry October 07, 2008 19:42:21

Answered: Osama Bin Laden is captured
And admits that Barrack Obama is a member of Al Queida.
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Lunacat October 07, 2008 18:56:25

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
unless one of those McCain/Palin crazies carries out the unthinkable....
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cRightwingNut cRight babies... October 07, 2008 18:52:42

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
On the list here, there isn't anything that's likely to change votes that much. The Economy has trumped all for the time being.
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Gramma Lil October 07, 2008 18:02:21

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
I'm not worried! I think that no matter what arises from now until the Nov. 4th election, Obama will face that challenge with the right kind of leadership and confidense we need in him. I have great faith in his ability to lead or I wouldn't be voting for him.
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MT Chris to Gramma Lil October 07, 2008 18:05:13

Amen!
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Bob™ the Union Ironworker October 07, 2008 18:00:10

Answered: Other (please state)
A KOOK'S BULLET SINCE PALIN IS RALLYING FELLOW KOOKS TO VIOLENCE. HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING AT HER RALLIES.
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MT Chris to Bob™ th... October 07, 2008 18:04:07

Yeah, I'm really worried about this too. It's dispicable.
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Bob™ th... to MT Chris October 07, 2008 18:37:23

THEY HAVE NOTHING NEW SO LETS CALL HIM A DOMESTIC TERRORIST PALIN IS A STUPID PERSON THAT CAN'T UNDERSTAND NORMAL THINKING
Dave Sa... to Bob™ th... October 07, 2008 19:44:17

And your thinking is supposed to be "normal"?
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Bob™ th... to Dave Sa... October 07, 2008 19:53:07

I consider myself elite compared to Palin
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MT Chris to Bob™ th... October 07, 2008 19:56:51

Palin is more smug than any of the most "elistist" democrats I've ever met. She's so proud and sure of herself. Just like a GWB I remember running in 2000/2004.

Anyway, sorry for my random thoughts on "elite", which is a popular term these days used to slime people that excel in education and achievement. Thus, I aim to be an "elite" member too ;-)
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Bob™ th... to MT Chris October 07, 2008 20:01:30

I have a degree in Radio/TV from the #1 school in the countryand we were taught not to use an accent but she must not have learned that in her 8 colleges she attended. Her accent is about as authentic as ivy league connecticut raised bush's texan she stole it from the movie

listen to the woman sheriff when she yeah, you betcha......................LOL
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MT Chris to Bob™ th... October 07, 2008 20:04:36

Oh, one of my favorite movies there. Now I'll never be able to watch it again without being reminded of Sarah Palin.
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Bob™ th... to MT Chris October 07, 2008 20:08:02

I can't get a key copied with out the grating reminding me of Palin
MT Chris to Bob™ th... October 07, 2008 20:12:32

Yeah, I think I'd rather shove sharpened pencils into my eardrums than listen to her.
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Bob™ th... to MT Chris October 07, 2008 20:13:06

yeah, you bethca eh
MT Chris to Bob™ th... October 07, 2008 20:16:44

To think I used to think the local women here in Wisconsin were cute when they talked like that.
Bob™ th... to MT Chris October 08, 2008 15:10:53

well I live on the border and I am a packer fan I would screw sarah palin but that is about it..................Joke........ do you call a 300 pound woman from the UP? Anorexic
MT Chris to Bob™ th... October 08, 2008 15:21:23 (edited)

Yeah, I'm a little biased since I work on and live near the UW campus. Then again, Madison isn't very much like much of the northwoods, much less the rest of the world.
Bob™ th... to MT Chris October 08, 2008 15:29:28

I love madison, they still have a Hallloween Party my last year at SIU the former #1 halloween party they had to call in the national guard that was in "89
Bob™ th... to Bob™ th... October 08, 2008 15:30:01

I spend a few weeks at lake mills every year and I fell in oconomowoc
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MT Chris to Bob™ th... October 08, 2008 16:01:39

Yeah, apparently the halloween party has been watered down with size limits and stuff after all the craziness. I've yet to attend one in my 1.5 years living here, but they don't sound like the recent ones compare to the old ones.
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TxGirl October 07, 2008 17:55:04

Answered: More intense swift-boating (false or misleading slams on Obama's character)
I'll choose this answer though I don't believe they are false or misleading claims...I think his past will come back to haunt him, especially if he keeps refusing to answer questions...you should want those answers too..
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MT Chris to TxGirl October 07, 2008 18:03:28

Sure, I would love to know if there are important factors, but so far, nothing they have slimed up against Obama has seriously compromised my support for him. And yes, I do know about Wright's speeches (while a bit contraversial, politically incorrect, but in their full context, they had some good points and I think the sound bytes were blown out of proportion) and I know about Ayers (yes, they live near each other, worked on a school board together for a common goal of improving education, and Obama condemns and always has condemned Ayers detestable acts in the 60s). I'm open to learning the truth, but what I see now is desperate mud-slinging that is used in every election. And it always works, thus Republicans always rule the country in the last 30 years (except for a few blips), and we see where that has gotten us. There's plenty of junk to be dug up on any human being. Who ever is free from sin should cast the first stone, eh?
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TxGirl to MT Chris October 07, 2008 18:08:33

I'd just like to see Obama honestly answer these and other questions...he stumbles around the answers and throws people away when it is politically expedient to do so...even his grandmother...where's his birth certificate? Where's his college records? Where's his medical records? Where are any of the answers where he's concerned? If he has nothing to hide, produce these things and put it all to rest...
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SRV1003 to TxGirl October 07, 2008 23:37:57

I think it is more important for old man mccain to produce his medical records in a manner that is not a publicity stunt. He should also undergo an examine for altheimer's. He has already shown 9 of the 13 signs in his public statements. Obama's birth certificate is a matter of public record and if you did your homework you would have easily found it. You are just repeating republican misinformation.
TxGirl to SRV1003 October 08, 2008 00:22:56 (edited)

You mean the fake birth certificate? ya, I've seen that one..where's the real one?

I'll add here since you blocked me below...
very childish...I've seen the real birth certificate from Kenya...admit it, you are the one who is brainwashed...
SRV1003 to TxGirl October 08, 2008 00:36:15

You can't believe the truth. I guess that you have been so brainwashed by the right that you are unable to do your own research. This shows a lack of intelligence on your part and having a conversation with you is a waste of time. If you don't like the facts try to disprove them with something other than a juvenile reply.
NPC to TxGirl October 09, 2008 16:17:04

Nobama is not ever going to tell the truth about anything. He is not as intelligent as everyone thinks he is? There is charisma there but no character and substance like John McCain. I know a thing or two about judgment myself. There are those that say they can and others that do it! McCain has already proven to us that he is worthy of this opportunity. Nobummer is a amateur pretender in the world of politics and accomplishment!
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sadiesmom to MT Chris October 07, 2008 18:12:22

Hey, MC..did Ayers ever pay for Obama's entire family to fly off to the Caribbean? No? Oh, good, didn't think so!!
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sadiesmom October 07, 2008 17:36:31

Answered: More intense swift-boating (false or misleading slams on Obama's character)
Untruths..the new American way!
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patblue1947 October 07, 2008 17:30:33

Answered: There will be no October surprise that successfully displaces Obama's trajectory to the White House
However I fully expect the McCain Palin camp to come out with more distorted facts about him. But perhaps then everyone would see them for the vicious liers they are.
NPC to patblue... October 09, 2008 16:22:48

False. If you want some more fantasy, then just check out Nobummer's short resume? The truth hurts when you are about the lose the election?