But you're probably right that sometimes things happen, and October before an election comes at the end of a long effort to discredit both candidates. It's cumulative, odds inevitably increase with time and effort.

In this case, it was reported that Excess Hollywood said it had searched its archive of 100 interviews with Trump because of all the current interest in the subject.

Which is to say, it's October before an election, and Trump has finally found the bandwagon that will become a juggernaut.

But I've been thinking about something that may be happening at a deeper level: Societal antibodies kicking in.

Something the formal surveys can't capture well is the way that the zeitgeist has turned against Trump. Mainstream culture is starting to spontaneously vomit out the Trump poison.

There was last night's classic SNL. And in the world of late night comedy, up until recently, Jimmy Fallon seemed like the only late-night host going easy on Trump, but I guess he got the message, and now he's made the late-night denunciation of Trump unanimous. It matters; it's as if, four decades ago, Johnny Carson had denounced Richard Nixon. Or like that time Walter Cronkite declared the Vietnam War unwinnable and made Johnson decide not to run for reelection. Those dozen or so late-night shows now have tremendous influence through Internet clips that lots of people can view conveniently the next day. I've become a Seth Myers and Steven Colbert follower during daylight hours.

Then there's the unprecedented letter signed by 100 Star Trek actors begging Trek fans to save America from Trump. Star Trek? The Federation has declared Trump persona non grata?

It's not like Hollywood has anything like the power that wingnuts superstitiously ascribe to it. But something like Star Trek's united front has a real impact.

And then there's Robert de Niro:

What can I add after that?

In about six hours, we can expect the serious antiperistalsis to kick in.