Could Hurricane be a double-positive for the campaign?

[SCliberal091294]

I know that this storm is terrible and I hope everyone makes it through. I think it will help Obama because he will be helping victims while Clinton will be on campaign trail.

[Roselma]

1. Just the opposite will likely

be the case. The president will get blamed for power outages, inconveniences and slow response.

[GoneOffShore]

3. Stop. Just stop.

[LiberalLoner]

7. The poster's concern is noted.

[onecent]

17. lol...I love it when people say this...as it's almost a sort of code! n/t

[Honeycombe8]

14. There is no evidence that would happen. We've been thru several disasters since he's been in office.

There have been no complaints.

The most likely negative effect, if there is one, is it will depress voter turnout in a mainly Democratic voting region. But even with depressed turnout, if he still wins those states, there will be no effect in the electoral votes.

[slackmaster]

2. I understand that some of us instinctively politicize everything that happens

Could we please hold off on this one?

The lives, property, and livelihood of millions of real human beings are at stake.

[DefenseLawyer]

9. Discussing the politics of it isn't going to kill anyone

and it isn't going to save anyone. I certainly understand why the campaign doesn't want to discuss it on those terms, but I don't really see why it shouldn't be discussed here.

[slackmaster]

10. No, but to me, personally, it seems tacky

To put it as politely as I can.

[AnOhioan]

12. Thanks for saying so....I am not the only one who found the OP in extremely poor taste.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Both can be discussed. It's silly to ignore the effect of a nat'l disaster on a critical nat'l

election.

One can be both concerned with the effects of the storm on people and property AND concerned with the effects of the storm on the national election.

[slackmaster]

16. This election isn't any more "critical" than any other national election

:rolleyes:

[Honeycombe8]

18. I didn't say it was, did I? Besides, that's a matter of opinion. SS & Medicare will be privatized

if Romney gets into office. It's a critical election.

[bettyellen]

4. I hope the news covers how Mitt would destroy FEMA, but BO is not going to get political with it.

[Chorophyll]

5. You know, I'm right under this storm right now, and my husband's out in it.

Can we leave "good for Obama" aside until maybe tomorrow? Thanks.

[Speck Tater]

6. God wll get the blame. People will boycot the churches and stone the preachers.

Or not.

[GoneOffShore]

13. If only.....

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. Unrec. (n/t)

[antigone382]

11. If anything, I hope people see the connection between this storm and climate change.

Mostly I just feel hopeless knowing that people are going to suffer and die because of this (indeed, they already have), and our economy is going to suffer a huge setback at a critical time. Knowing the underlying causes and the likely future of such events, I can only hope that people learn and take action.