Crude oil price in the world market goes from a low of $17/barrel, post 9/11, to a price high in October 2004 of $60/barrel. Then an October Surprise is effected by the most powerful folks in the world to help deflate the bursting crude prices. The resulting development from this surprising event brings the crude prices down to a more acceptable $27/barrel within three days. An action just days before the 2004 election works wonders for the President's sagging poll numbers and his re-election bid suddenly sprouts new life.