Will an “October Surprise” Decide the 2024 Election?
We're entering the final days of the 2024 presidential election, but a lot can change in a few weeks. Historically, several presidential contests have been upended in October. Coined the "October Surprise," for decades candidates have been tested at the finish line... and many have faltered. So what could trip up Harris or Trump?
Ray Suarez hosts a panel featuring political strategist and pollster Rachel Bitecofer, Jonathan M. Metzl, author of Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland, and Tara Setmayer, co-founder and CEO of the Seneca Project.
Guests:
Rachel Bitecofer, author, political strategist and pollster
Jonathan M. Metzl, author and director of the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University
Tara Setmayer, co-founder and CEO of the Seneca Project
Host:
Ray Suarez
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