Anyone out there have any thoughts about Sandy?

[busterbrown]

I have run through about 10 scenarios which this storm could tilt the election towards the
idiot. The right wing rhetoric and lies have done a lot of temporary damage to my psyche that
it has now come down to me posting threads about storms!

[imanamerican63]

1. She is very mad at Romney......

for not having her in his binders!!!!!!!!!

[Chemisse]

2. Well all the media will be focused on the storm rather than the election

And Obama will be able to showcase his skills in dealing with national disasters.

Of course Romney may try to blame the storm and damage on Obama somehow, but it will look opportunistic and pathetic.

So it may be an overall plus for our side.

On second thought - if there are prolonged power outages in the regions that are more likely to vote Democrat, we may have problems.

[theglammistress]

3. My thought is that I am very scared the storm will tip the election

I was pretty spun up over this today, actually. I hope the newscasters start saying "vote early if you live in the path of the storm."

People aren't smart enough to be that forward-thinking without being told directly.

Then, the votes can be out of the way and people can concentrate on hunkering down and being safe.

[justiceischeap]

4. I am not looking forward to her visit.

I live in MD and it looks like she's going to go right over top of us. We lose power in my subdivision on a sunny day, so I can only imagine what this is going to do to us. And Pepco is slow going when it comes to restoring power.

[imanamerican63]

5. Best of luck and stay safe!!!!!

[justiceischeap]

16. Thanks!

[kurt_cagle]

11. Nor I

I'm in Annapolis - figure it's almost a guarantee that Sandy will likely follow the Chesapeake in, which means that we'll be practically under the eye.

Consequences on election really depends upon how long she sticks around. If she's like Isaac, the hurricane will be a big, slow monster, maybe even turning into a blizzard. If that happens, then the political chatter gets largely dispensed with until after people dig out from under it. May send more people in NC to the polls over this weekend, absentee ballots will likely go out early as well. Obama stops campaigning and focuses on orchestrating a relief effort. Only plus side to this is that there's a fair amount of warning, so electric repair crews can be ready.

[justiceischeap]

15. You have the added bonus of worrying about flooding too.

Hope you have sandbags handy.

[DURHAM D]

6. My thoughts - vote early if it is an option.

[DesertFlower]

7. is early voting available in every state?

if it is get out and vote now.

[Sugarcoated]

20. No early voting here in PA: (

We have NJ and Delaware buffering us from the coast, but we have gotten pretty bad rain, flooding and wind from past hurricanes.

[RomneyLies]

8. I think it's going to screw up my business trip to the East Coast next week

I'm supposed to be in D.C. on Tuesday.

[madinmaryland]

9. Since it appears to be making a bulls-eye on the Mid-Atlantic, I am concerned.

Really fucking concerned, actually.

[MzShellG]

10. Prayers for all in her path.....

But I too was wondering just how the storm aftermath will affect early voting next week. And what about the potential for millions in blue states from mid Atlantic to New England to be without power during election day on up through two weeks. What are the possible scenarios or fallout?

[kurt_cagle]

12. This is yet another arguments for paper ballots.

No power, no election.

[MzShellG]

18. What a nightmare.....

I sure hope this doesn't turn out to be a worst case scenario.

[SingleSeatBiggerMeat]

13. C'Mon. Stop It.

It will be long gone a week before Election Day.... and, even if there is damage to clear up, do you think it is going to tilt New Jersey, New York or Connecticut to Romney?

[kentauros]

14. I have no idea if this could tilt the election,

but have a very good idea of how quickly damage gets cleaned up. In other words, not very fast. For example, I was here in Houston during (and after) Hurricane Ike. Much of the city was without power for more than three weeks! Now, imagine what a scenario like that would do on the East Coast, and at this time...

You can never be too cautious when it comes to hurricanes and tropical storms.

[former-republican]

17. It could screw things up in CT

Last year large parts of CT were without power for up to 3 weeks.

[RedCloud]

19. I wubs her!

Oh baby!

[smirkymonkey]

21. I'm in Boston. I think if it hits hard, it will probably be early next week and be gone by Wenesday

I don't think it will affect the election in the Northeast at all. It willl be long gone by election day.

[LiberalElite]

22. Election Day's 12 days from now

I know with early voting "every day's election day" but still. By November 6 Sandy will be a (bad) memory.