WaPo: Terrorist Plots an 'October Surprise'?

Concludes that terrorist threat is unlikely to be an election issue. Do you agree? An excerpt:

“Media reports that several suspicious packages were plucked from cargo planes today puts terrorism — or at least potential terrorism — on the front burner but is likely to have only a marginal effect on the political landscape with four days remaining before the Nov. 2 election.

The story has dominated cable news all day and almost certainly will be a lead item on the evening news, a front-page story in every major newspaper and a central point of chatter in the blogosphere.

That means that terror issues will be more on the minds of voters tomorrow than anyone assumed when today began. And, anything that captures national attention this close to an election is worth noting and fits neatly into the idea of an ‘October Surprise’, a last-minute event that changes the course of an election.

With that said, there’s little evidence that terrorism will become a voting issue for a public heavily focused on the economy and other domestic concerns.”