Election history in the US is replete with “October Surprises,” late and unexpected developments that can sway the election outcome. In perhaps the first one in 1840, supporters of incumbent Democrat President Martin Van Buren lodged accusations that the opposing Whig Party was buying votes of some Pennsylvania voters.

Below, a roundup of past headline-making October surprises — from George W. Bush ‘s DUI to Hillary Clinton ‘s emails to some high-profile Senate candidates muddying the 2022 midterms — and how …

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WASHINGTON – Allan Lichtman, the historian who correctly predicted nine of the ten most recent presidential elections, said in an interview that any October surprise that could upend the 2024…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the heads of states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.

According to a CBS News article written in October 2020, when former president Donald Trump was seeking reelection against now President Joe Biden, an “October surprise” is an unexpected…