Vital Signs: how to time a bombshell like Trump's tax returns
- Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
It’s unlikely The New York Times’ publication of Donald Trump’s tax records just before the first presidential candidates’ debate was a coincidence.
This looks like a classic example of what political scientists and commentators call an “October Surprise” – a news story deliberately timed to influence the...
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