Rupert Murdoch on NJ GOV

[TaraJo]

Heh. Someone was telling me to watch out for an October surprise that could make or break this election. In the last election, there was the housing bubble bursting and the subsequent Bush bail outs. This time, the hurricane may have been the October surprise and Obama has handled it amazingly. It really puts the Republican party in a tough spot; right after a disaster, our national reflex is to automatically support the president in charge (remember, just after 9/11 Bush had a 90-something approval rating), but they can't do that if they're going to stump for Romney. So if they do what's kinda expected of them right now, they can't support their party or their candidate; if they try to support Romney, they're going to look like assholes. And meanwhile, Obama gets to promote his own accomplishment without even having to really go on the attack. Sandy could cost Romney several swing states, especially Pennsylvania; I have to think the people of Florida is paying attention to this, too, since Hurricanes are kinda regular down there and you look a lot better to them if you can handle a hurricane well.