“The idea of the October suprise was formed before cable news and the Internet. It would have worked better as a November surprise. This story does not have the legs to carry it’s weight for four weeks.”
An astute observation.
but the plan is not the initial release of the audio. It is the constant pile-on. There will be unsubstantiated rumors, and a false narrative that supporters of DT need to justify and condone every claim against DT (true or false). There will be nothing else to talk about for the next 2 weeks.
This plan is devious and it might work - we have to say no to the nonsense.
I was at a wedding yesterday (Seattle suburbs). At one point conversation turned to politics - there were a few middle aged women that seemed to want everyone to condemn DT (not just vote for HC) It was very weird ...