Apparently, Karl Rove has been promising conservatives that there will be an "October Surprise," according to
Raw Story:
According to two conservative websites, White House political strategist Karl Rove has been promising GOP insiders that there will be an "October surprise" before the midterm elections.
"In the past week, Karl Rove has been promising Republican insiders an 'October surprise' to help win the November congressional elections," reports Ronald Kessler for Newsmax.
From the vile
Newsmax:
Rove is not saying what the October surprise will be. Asked if he would elaborate and give his thinking about the coming elections, Rove told NewsMax that his take largely parallels what RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman said in a Sept. 5 NewsMax story.
As for the October Surprise, Rove said, "I'd rather let the balance [of plans for the elections] unroll on its own."
Now, Mehlman is a robotic liar, but here's what he said in that interview:
Mehlman conceded that the House is in a "competitive situation." In the House, 35 to 40 seats are in play, he said. In the Senate, 12 or 13 seats could change hands. To tilt the balance, Democrats would have to pick up six seats in the Senate and 15 seats in the House....While the public polls indicate that Democrats have an advantage over Republicans, "There's not been a single primary this year where there's been a big increase in their motivation," Mehlman said. "Add all that together and what you say is, we're in a very challenging environment, but I believe that if the election were run today, we would not lose the House or the Senate. That's not a line, that's the honest truth."
Sure, Ken, keep chanting that to yourself. You're about the only one who believes it.
"October surprise", eh? I'm skeptical. What do you think? Is there one? Is this just Karl being Karl and he's still thinking up what it's going to be? What will it take for Karl to have his Lee Atwater moment?
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