Obama: the election will take care of itself
The president has just spoken about Hurricane Sandy. He took one question, about the election. He replied: I'm not worried at this point about the impact on the election. I'm worried about the impact on families and first responders, on the economy... the election will take care of itself next week. Before the question the president said that he had coordinated with local officials and that he feels the states and FEMA are well prepared to deal with Sandy. "Everybody is aware that this is going to be a big and powerful storm," Obama said. "I've spoken to all the governors in all these states. We've pre-positioned assets...and FEMA personnel are working closely with state and local governments.
President Obama delivers a briefing on Hurricane Sandy at the White House, Monday, October 29, 2012, in a screen grab from CNN. Photograph: CNN
"We anticipate that the center of the storm is going to make landfall sometime this evening. But we are certain that this is going to be a slow-moving process, through a wide swath of the country... "The most important message I have for people is, Please listen to what your state an local officials are saying. When they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. Don't pause... "This is a serious storm and it could potentially have fatal consequences." Obama says the good news is that states have had days to prepare. He says the public should anticipate a lot of power outages and it will take some time for the power to come back on. It will also take time for airports, trains and roadways to get back up and running, he says. The president ends by praising the cooperation of local officials and saying that the state are well-prepared. The bright side, he said, was that states had days to get emergency preparations in place. 13:01 EDT
Updated at 13:02 EDT President Obama is about to speak on Hurricane Sandy. The president has cancelled all campaign events for today and tomorrow. Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod was asked by the New York Times on a conference if Governor Mitt Romney should also bring a halt to his campaigning during the storm. Axelrod said Romney was unlikely to take his advice. He said that yes, the Obama campaign would "lose a bunch of days," but he expected them to make up the lost ground in the final days. Governor Mitt Romney has also cancelled events, Ewen MacAskill reports: Romney, realising it might appear callous standing in front of crowds rallying in sunshine in places like Wisconsin, while people on the East Coast facing disruption, damage and maybe even death, has cancelled campaign events. Romney Communications Director released a statement: Out of sensitivity for the millions of Americans in the path of Hurricane Sandy, we are canceling tonight's events with Governor Romney in Wisconsin and Congressman Ryan in Melbourne and Lakeland, Florida. We are also canceling all events currently schedule for both Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan on Tuesday. Governor Romney believes this is a time for the nation and its leaders to come together to focus on those Americans who are in harms way. We will provide additional details regarding Governor Romney's and Congressman Ryan's schedule when they are available.Click here for latest information Trending searches
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The president has just spoken about Hurricane Sandy. He took one question, about the election. He replied: I'm not worried at this point about the impact on the election. I'm worried about the impact on families and first responders, on the economy... the election will take care of itself next week. Before the question the president said that he had coordinated with local officials and that he feels the states and FEMA are well prepared to deal with Sandy. "Everybody is aware that this is going to be a big and powerful storm," Obama said. "I've spoken to all the governors in all these states. We've pre-positioned assets...and FEMA personnel are working closely with state and local governments.
President Obama delivers a briefing on Hurricane Sandy at the White House, Monday, October 29, 2012, in a screen grab from CNN. Photograph: CNN
"We anticipate that the center of the storm is going to make landfall sometime this evening. But we are certain that this is going to be a slow-moving process, through a wide swath of the country... "The most important message I have for people is, Please listen to what your state an local officials are saying. When they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. Don't pause... "This is a serious storm and it could potentially have fatal consequences." Obama says the good news is that states have had days to prepare. He says the public should anticipate a lot of power outages and it will take some time for the power to come back on. It will also take time for airports, trains and roadways to get back up and running, he says. The president ends by praising the cooperation of local officials and saying that the state are well-prepared. The bright side, he said, was that states had days to get emergency preparations in place. 13:01 EDT
Updated at 13:02 EDT President Obama is about to speak on Hurricane Sandy. The president has cancelled all campaign events for today and tomorrow. Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod was asked by the New York Times on a conference if Governor Mitt Romney should also bring a halt to his campaigning during the storm. Axelrod said Romney was unlikely to take his advice. He said that yes, the Obama campaign would "lose a bunch of days," but he expected them to make up the lost ground in the final days. Governor Mitt Romney has also cancelled events, Ewen MacAskill reports: Romney, realising it might appear callous standing in front of crowds rallying in sunshine in places like Wisconsin, while people on the East Coast facing disruption, damage and maybe even death, has cancelled campaign events. Romney Communications Director released a statement: Out of sensitivity for the millions of Americans in the path of Hurricane Sandy, we are canceling tonight's events with Governor Romney in Wisconsin and Congressman Ryan in Melbourne and Lakeland, Florida. We are also canceling all events currently schedule for both Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan on Tuesday. Governor Romney believes this is a time for the nation and its leaders to come together to focus on those Americans who are in harms way. We will provide additional details regarding Governor Romney's and Congressman Ryan's schedule when they are available.Click here for latest information Trending searches
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