I need someone to convince me that this storm isn’t going to boost Obama for the final stretch. I have a sick feeling that this gives him a boost.
“I need someone to convince me that this storm isn’t going to boost Obama for the final stretch. I have a sick feeling that this gives him a boost.”
Here’s your convincing. Obama won’t get a boost because:
1. The storm is a “power failure” storm. Power failures are not Federal issues, but only the purview of the local utility company. BTW, my house and 2/3 of my town are currently without power. So I’m not thinking about this in the abstract.
2. Where the storm is a “flood storm” it affects very BLUE communities in NYC and NJ. The rest of the country will see these issues only in the abstract. And the flooding has resulted in relatively few fatalities.
3. The storm’s immediate effects mostly will be over by Thursday. Whatever positive feeling the media engenders about our moronic Dear Leader will be fleeting.
4. The rest of the country has baked in its sentiments. Romney’s support is solid in the states that matter, and importantly aren’t affected by the storm.
5. The argument from leftist media outlets that Big Government does it better is not shared by the majority of the US population. Romney’s argument that state governments and private entities do most things better is a winner.
6. Romney and Ryan are taking steps to look concerned and helpful.
A boost? Tell that to their operation in Ohio where Sandy has hit the Cleveland area, which is key to their early voting effort. Or in Philadelphia, which the Dems depend on to swing PA. For the most part, Sandy has hit the blue states, which Obama would win anyway. But with a depressed turnout due to the storm, the side with the most enthusiastic and motivated voters could steal a win. In this case, the Romney voters are more enthusiastic.
Nah. People are sick of him. And you know his malignant narcissism will have his ugly mug all over TV on this thing. He’s doomed.
I wish I could offer you comfort but I'm afraid to tell you that this storm has given Obama the boost he needed. Obama is now headed for an epic 50-state landslide - No! 57-state landslide! Obama, the Comeback Kid. Obama, who saved us from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy by standing out there in the Rose Garden like a Mussolini statue with his arms crossed and his chin lifted high - until Hurricane Sandy tucked her tail between her legs and scooted harmlessly off the New Found-land coast.
Oh hail Barack Hussein Obama! Savior of us all! Lowering the seas and making us all not look so fat when we gaze into the mirror - for we see not ourselves but the image of Barack Hussein Obama himself!
OK, ok, get a grip on yourself. Obama is not going to win any votes over a damn storm and waddling up the Atlantic City boardwalk tomorrow with Chris Christie "surveying" damage (look! The slot machines are all unplugged!) is not going to win votes either.
As I type this, Romney is pulling thousands of recalcitrant voters to the "early voting" polls and on Election Day itself, we are going to all pull the lever and obtain TRIPLE Chick-Fil-A for the jackpot with a X10 in the bonus reel.