Can the Pelosi Attack Be an October Surprise?

My sister emailed me last night and wondered whether the attack on Paul Pelosi won’t be the Democrats’ October ‘surprise.’ After all, even Ted Cruz called the assault ‘horrific’ and wished the victim well.

But guess who didn’t say anything about the attack? You got it! Not a word from Trump, who is now sitting there anxiously waiting to learn whether Elon Musk will open up his Twitter account again.

Now, what the Democrats need to do is connect the beating of Pelosi to January 6th, then remind everyone of the alleged connections between January 6th and Trump, and then promote the idea that if the GOP takes control of Congress, that violence against elected officials and their families will continue to occur.

And the more I think about it, the more I think that making themselves — the Democrats — out to be the party of peaceful political debate and casting the GOP as the party of political violence is an argument that could move a bunch of votes from red to blue in some swing districts and swing states.

Don’t forget that last week, three men were convicted in Michigan of having been part of the right-wing militia group that planned to kidnap Governor Whitmer, another public figure who was high on the list of ‘enemies’ mentioned on social media by Trump.