Hurricane and Politics
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From the Left
Mitt Romney Refuses To Talk About FEMA After Hurricane Sandy EventMitt Romney refused to answer reporters' questions about how he would handle the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), after a Tuesday "storm relief" event in Ohio for Hurricane Sandy.
From the Romney pool report:
TV pool asked Romney at least five times whether he would eliminate FEMA as president/what he would do with FEMA. He ignored the qs but they are audible on cam. The music stopped at points and the qs would have been audible to him.
A follow-up report noted the specific questions Romney ignored, as...
From the Left
How To Read The Post-Sandy PollsHurricane Sandy's on-the-ground devastation has yet to be cataloged, and how the violent storm may affect the presidential campaign with just a week to Election Day is equally uncertain.
Will President Obama's response to the disaster help or hurt his re-election prospects? Or will the campaign's new trajectory — canceled appearances, postponed early voting — ultimately benefit Republican Mitt Romney?
Not really thinking much about that, are you?
From the Right
Romney stays in public eye minus political talk in wake of SandyMitt Romney on Tuesday attended a relief effort in Ohio for the victims of superstorm Sandy – staying in the public eye but keeping away from political talk with just seven days left before Election Day.
“We have heavy hearts, as you know, with all of the suffering going on, said Romney, standing on an equipment box inside a Kettering, Ohio, gymnasium. “I appreciate what you have done.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/30/campaign-rallies-on-hold-afte...
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