"October surprise" nghĩa là gì?

"October surprise" = bất ngờ tháng 10 -> nghĩa là sự kiện thời sự diễn ra ngay trước cuộc bầu cử được theo dõi chặt chẽ và có thể ảnh hưởng đến kết quả của cuộc bầu cử.

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A new federal criminal (tội phạm liên bang) charge (chỉ thị, nhiệm vụ) against former House Speaker Michael Madigan could be the October surprise that gives Illinois Republicans a midterm boost (đẩy mạnh, nâng lên).

Stunning reports came to light in the Georgia and Pennsylvania Senate races this week — “October surprise” stories that could affect the outcome in two of the most important contests (cuộc thi) in the battle (cuộc chiến) for control of the Senate (thượng nghị viện).

Many have called the laptop controversy (tranh luận) an "October surprise," an orchestrated (dàn xếp, bố trí) political event that happens the month before an election that hopes to impact the outcome. Additionally, some have noted that, according to The Daily Beast, Mac Isaac was an “avid Trump supporter.” Some also called it a “Russian plot,” but that was never proven to be true.

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