because disasters are apolitical but choices aren ' t

One of the things Joe and I were discussing (because we are SO ERUDITE--in between making a series of fart noises, both faked and authentic, and then blaming them on the dog) is the impact that Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath is going to have on the election. It ' s difficult to calculate, I think. < br / > < br / > First, the regions hit hardest by the storm (that is to say: the Northeast) are traditionally firmly Democratic, and logistically, it may be difficult for people to turn out and vote come Tuesday. But will this actually make any difference in the electoral college, or will it just impact the popular vote? < br / > < br / > Secondly, people inside and out of the affected regions may respond differently based on their perception of storm readiness, reaction and aftermath. I think that overall the reaction has been largely positive (at least compared to the level of preparedness for Katrina, < a href= " http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/fema-director-brownie-weighs-disaster-article-1.1195126 " > " heckuva job Brownie " < /a > and all), but it ' s clearly a difficult time for everyone impacted. Will that change anything come election day? Again, difficult to say. < br / > < br / > Campaigning for both parties has obviously been put somewhat on the back burner, or at least a burner off to the side--for the president firstly because he ' s busy, you know, < i > leading the country during a crisis < /i > ; and somewhat for the Romney camp as well, to (righ...
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