# What sort of major outside/random event could completely change the race?

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**Created:** [September 26, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-major-outside-random-event-could-completely-change-the-race/635892 "2012-09-26T15:44:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-major-outside-random-event-could-completely-change-the-race/635892/41 "2012-10-04T03:20:00Z")

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A major health scare involving one of the candidates such as Wilson’s stroke.

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**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-major-outside-random-event-could-completely-change-the-race/635892/42 "2012-10-04T11:16:05Z")

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> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#):
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> Harrumph, Obama would be cowering behind his podium and apologizing to the fanatic…think some of my Facebook friends.

Pft, he’d probably say “Insha’allah brother, he’s over there” and point at Romney…

Thinks Arpaio.

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