The Hill: Sandy bad for Obama, great for Romney

[villager]

Driving around L.A. this morning, heard an interview on local CBS radio outlet KNX, with a female editor from The Hill -- didn't catch her name.

Her narrative: Sandy will be bad for Obama, since his voters won't get to the polls. But Romney voters are so pissed off at the Pres, they'll drive through sleet and hail to get there and vote against him!

The interviewer didn't ask about early voting, or anything else. When he brought up the fact that perhaps Obama might look Presidential throughout this, she dismissed this, saying most viewers will be watching the Weather Channel, not Presidential politics.

Just want you to know that as usual, the Washington "press" corps has already decided on a narrative in advance....

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Funny, I saw the president

On the weather channel, talking to FEMA and giving warnings, I know....GASP!!!!

[villager]

4. Damn, there goes the Hill's decided-in-advance narrative!

Well, I'm sure they'll pretend it didn't happen....

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. On the other coast, yup, have been watching the

Weather channel from time to time.

[ksoze]

2. There is one President at this time. Romney is a candidate.

[CakeGrrl]

3. But the REAL truth is of course the opposite, and not just from a voting perspective.

People will see a RESPONSIVE President in action; meanwhile, Romney's wish to privatize FEMA should be dragged out into the light as often as possible - realizing this means doing an end-around the MSM.

[villager]

12. Of course it should. The campaign will have to do it, in spite of the MSM, which won't cover it

n/t

[chelsea0011]

5. another way to call POTUS voters lazy?

[villager]

17. She was basically saying this about his supporters. I guess they're "shiftless," or whatever

Unlike those upstanding, ready-to-drive Romney supporters!

[Raster]

6. And what scum-sucking bastards they are. Screw their narratives.

I'm tired of their passive-aggressive attempts to further polarize and turn this election into more of a horserace than it actually is.

[AnnaLee]

7. Pissed about what?

Give me a second to have a good grief moment. All the Romney voters are home trying to run generators and protect their boats. More Obama voters are within walking distance of their polls so road conditions (picking up trees) won't be a problem. People on "The Hill" don't inhabit the same world as others.

[villager]

21. "People on "The Hill" don't inhabit the same world as others."

Exactly so, AnnaLee (and welcome to DU!)

But this has been true of the insular, corporate-owned, Beltway media for years...

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

8. It's raining on repubs just like dems

How does this help Mythney?

[Zambero]

10. Wishful thinking on her part

Romney is not the type of candidate who would inspire voters to drive through sleet and hail. He got 25% of the primary votes and is the nominee by default. Conservative distaste for Obama notwithstanding, at some point a candidate needs to inspire people to vote for him / her on the basis of their own merits, and not based on who they are running against.

[Myrina]

11. Other outlets saying the opposite

Robme's basically going to be invisible for a good portion of the week, while POTUS gets to be all POTUS-y on the news ...

[Drab]

14. Robme also said he would get rid of diaster relief.

That quote will get a lot if play this week.

[1StrongBlackMan]

13. Besides ...

1) A significant portion of President Obama voters voted early ... any lasting disruption of services, will cripple same day voters;

2) it is pure fantasy to think that goppers, struggling with survival issues, will call time out and "drive through sleet and hail to get there and vote against (President Obama)"; and,

3) In reality, there is only a small segment of the gop that is so pissed off with President Obama that they would "drive through sleet and hail to get there and vote against (President Obama)" ... and those people have likely already voted. Rather, I suspect, the vast majority of the gop voters, when faced with inclimate weather will just stay home because they really have no love for romney ... despite what the romey campaign says.

[marmar]

15. What bullsh*t......

...... the "rally around the leader" phenomenon comes into effect during such an event. And if is Obama is out front on this one, it's great for him, not for Romney.

[CBHagman]

16. I think Obama voters in early voting areas...

...have been motivated to cast a ballot in advance of the storm. We had huge lines here in reliably blue Maryland. Granted, we are not a swing state, but it still says a lot.

[MoonRiver]

18. Obama will be getting lots and lots of air time, reinforcing his position as our Leader

in times of crisis.

Romney will look like a partisan shill low life if he tries to politicize this disaster.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. 10k clams, can't afford actual bucks

In drawn form, that he does.

[Indykatie]

20. States Most Impacted are Very Blue so Her Assessment is Worthless

It is doubtful that enough PBO voters could stay away from the polls to turn the tide for Rmoney in these states. If the media soes their job they will bring up Rmoney's plans to change FEMA which will certainly help PBO.