How to Break Through the News Cycle

And why Joe Biden might not have to.

The helicopter transferring Donald Trump to Walter Reed after his COVID-19 diagnosis. Source: Los Angeles Times

One of the most important events of 2020 was the news, announced on October 2nd, that the President of the United States had contracted COVID-19. Pundits and writers instantly dubbed it the ultimate October Surprise. It was heralded as the beginning of a potentially existential threat to democracy, the American government, and the global economy. What if the…