President Obama: I’m Not Worried About Election (video)

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-im-not-worried-about-election

President Obama said Monday he is not worried about Hurricane Sandy's impact on the presidential election next week. He said his focus is on people's safety and the economic impact of the storm. "The election will take care of itself next week," Obama said.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/
President Barack Obama said Monday at the White House that he has been in contact with the governors and local authorities in all the states expected to be affected by Hurricane Sandy, and expressed confidence in the readiness to respond to the storm.

"Please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate," Obama said. "Do not delay, don't pause, don't question the instructions that are being given, because this is a serious storm and could potentially have fatal consequences if people haven't acted."

Obama said he was not concerned about the effect on the election.

"This is going to take a long time to clean up. The good news is that we will clean up and we will get through this," Obama said.

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. I know this is going to sound horrific; but ...

natural disasters have two economic impacts:

1) huge pay-outs by insurance companies and economic harm to the un-insured; but also,

2) A stimulus effect as people are employed to repair the damage and as people make purchases to replace damaged goods.

But that said, this is not me cheering for natural disasters.

[leftyohiolib]

2. if i were a sitting president i wouldnt be worried either - it's not like the fallout of the

republican president will affect him at all.

[HopeHoops]

3. K&R - THAT's what makes someone a "president".