https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2012/10/20/what-happened-to-the-october-surprise/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:37:39 -0400<![CDATA[Every now and then this past Spring and Summer, someone would bring up the specter of an “October surprise.” There we’d be in the last weeks of the election cycle and bang! out would come some startling revelation about Mitt Romney. Maybe he sacrificed that dog he carried on the roof of his car in some hitherto unknown religious ceremony. Maybe, as was revealed about George Bush early in November 2000, he was caught driving suspiciously slowly after a few too many beers. Who knows?]]>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 03:15:28 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2012/10/20/what-happened-to-the-october-surprise-n117128