Every October Surprise in American History

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Surprise! Mr. Beat goes through every October Surprise in American history. If he missed any, feel free to let him know about in the comments.

Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom(Mr. Beat's band), Kwon, NoMBe, Ofshane, Patrick Patrikios, Rossini, and White Hex. Creative commons credit: Brent Moore.

Here's an annotated script with footnotes

Sources/further reading:

Anything for a Vote: Dirty Tricks, Cheap Shots, and October Surprises in U.S. Presidential Campaigns by Joseph Cummins

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Cohen, Warren. The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs 16, no. 2 (1992): 232–35.

Germond, Jack; Witcover, Jules (1981). Blue smoke and mirrors : how Reagan won and why

Carter lost the election of 1980. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-51383-3

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