Well... my point is that the Democrats feel they were burnt in 2016 by the FBI's statement that Hillary was under investigation. They weren't burnt by that news. Hillary being back under investigation was not an attempt to manipulate the news cycle in late October of 2016 (my recollection is that the story broke during the summer, but I could be wrong.). But regardless, it was a legitimate news story... not a last minute attempt to manipulate the headlines. There was no foul play in running that story whether it was summer of 2016 or October. "October Surprises" are typically defined as "non-stories" or even old news released at the last minute with no time for the campaigns to respond which can influence close races. This was no October Surprise. It was a legitimate news story which should have been reported on when the FBI released it.
So the moral of the story is that if you actually report on what the democrats are doing, they lose.
Well... my point is that the Democrats feel they were burnt in 2016 by the FBI's statement that Hillary was under investigation. They weren't burnt by that news. Hillary being back under investigation was not an attempt to manipulate the news cycle in late October of 2016 (my recollection is that the story broke during the summer, but I could be wrong.). But regardless, it was a legitimate news story... not a last minute attempt to manipulate the headlines. There was no foul play in running that story whether it was summer of 2016 or October. "October Surprises" are typically defined as "non-stories" or even old news released at the last minute with no time for the campaigns to respond which can influence close races. This was no October Surprise. It was a legitimate news story which should have been reported on when the FBI released it.