Hurricane Sandy posed a huge test for Obama as the whole country watched to see how he would react to this natural disaster. This crisis offers him an opportunity to show the rest of the country how he can command which some believe he has been lacking. Both candidates had canceled their campaigns and decided to focus on the troubled East coast. It would be wise for Romney to redesign his ads and focus more on hope of new leadership rather than generating criticism. The effect Sandy has on the media which mainly focused on weather and much less the presidential campaign, gives the candidates less space and time to influence events. This is an extremely valuable time for the campaigns being that it is only days before the election. People on the East coast are going to be preoccupied with personal hardships and are focusing less on politics, some fear that voting in lower income areas will be depressed and this may hurt Democrats.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/opinion/zelizer-weather-campaign/index.html
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