Noun
October surprise (plural October surprises)
(US politics) An occurrence that unexpectedly comes to public attention just prior to a November election, especially a presidential election, and that is likely to affect the outcome.
“Among themselves,” Devlin Barrett writes in his new book, “October Surprise: How the FBI Tried to Save Itself and Crashed an Election,” “they debated whether the FBI had made Trump the next president of the United States.” Source: Internet
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote, the show will be filmed in Los Angeles in October – like a Hollywood version of an October surprise, I assume, to benefit Joe Biden’s campaign. Source: Internet
However, in late September the much-discussed October surprise occurred. Source: Internet
This scenario is scarier than any October Surprise or Halloween Horror. Source: Internet
Theodore H. White, The Making of the President, 1968 (1970) However, the Nixon campaign had anticipated a possible " October surprise " to boost Humphrey and thwarted any last-minute chances of a "Halloween Peace." Source: Internet