Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Sandy and the Presidential Election


The devastation brought by Hurricane Sandy on the East coast will continue to affect the people in a negative manner. Some Democratic hopefuls are thinking that this has been a good sign for the presidential election showing Baracks leadership skills and passion for the American people.

Sandy is a reminder to Americans about climate change and the continued denial of the warming of the planet and melting of the polar ice caps is not a top concern for Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.  In recent months Mitt Romney has showed interest in dismantling FEMA and making disaster relief programs all privatized.  With the efforts that FEMA’s crew has been making during this time Americans are seeing just how much we need and are benefiting from FEMA.

President Obama and Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney
helping as much as they can with relief efforts.
As many leaders are critiquing Obama as he gets closer and closer to Election Day a not so common supported or Obama is praising him for the work that he’s done thus far on the Atlantic coast. Republican Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey spoke warmly about him as the topic came up often in an interview today. Democrats are making sure people know who is being a successful leader during this time and that Obama has the skills it takes to lead a country in a time of great disaster like this one. “He looks like a real president” said a individual at a Ohio rally for Obama’s reelection. 

There are many issues that come up when talking about climate change and more frequent storms is one of them. People want a president that is going to be firm about this issue and not turn a blind eye to the concept that our planet is in a changing state. Obama pledged to cool the planet by cutting carbon emissions because if they continue at the current rate we’ll so more super storms like sandy and eventually boil the planet. These issues are being showed in live action just days before the election and could possibly change minds of undecided voters.
Politico.com-11-02-12

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