The term "October surprise" – denoting an unexpected plot twist late in an election cycle that typically throws a wrench in prognostications – first entered the U.S. lexicon in 1980.
1980s
During that contest between Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter and former...
HOUSTON, TX - It was a searing hot - but unsubstantiated - rumor during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago two months ago.
Speculation that 
