http://www.nationalreview.com/node/438268/print Will the Election Be Settled by October Surprises?
Leaks of Trump’s tax returns and of Clinton Foundation e-mails could create shock waves.
By John Fund — July 24, 2016
Philadelphia — Could the presidential election be decided by two competing “October Surprises” based on leaked information?
One from WikiLeaks could involve the deleted e-mails from Hillary Clinton’s private server and could be related to the FBI’s ongoing investigation of the Clinton Foundation. Another could involve the leaking of confidential tax-return information regarding Donald Trump, who has steadfastly refused to release his returns even as he demanded to see the returns of people seeking to be his vice-presidential running mate.
Speculation about possible October surprises is rampant here among political observers covering the Democratic convention. Events here were already disrupted on Friday by a batch of Democratic National Committee e-mails released by provocateur Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks project. The e-mails appeared to prove Bernie Sanders’s argument that the party apparatus was determined to sabotage his campaign from Day One.
Rather than talk about the damaging content of the e-mails, Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said Sunday that the leak was an effort from the Russians to help Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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