After storm, Obama 'presidential,' Romney careful
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November 1, 2012, Thursday
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama, locked in a tight re-election bid, was joining with one of his top Republican critics yesterday to visit victims of Superstorm Sandy, giving Americans a high-profile display of presidential leadership while leaving rival Mitt Romney awkwardly on the sidelines less than a week before Election Day.
Obama will visit New Jersey, the state hardest hit by the storm which devastated much of the northeastern United States, accompanied by Governor Chris Christie. The governor has been one of Romney's most prominent supporters, but has been effusive in his praise of Obama's response to the storm.
Though Obama has officially suspended campaigning for three days and New Jersey is safe Democratic territory, the tour with Christie offers him clear electoral advantages. Obama can appear to be in command, directing US aid and showing his concern about the storm's victims. Romney, meanwhile, must walk a careful line. Aggressive attacks on Obama could appear unseemly during a national crisis. Yet he is running out of time to make his case to voters ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Polls show the candidates virtually tied. But the winner will be determined in state-by-state votes and a handful of states that are not clearly Democratic or Republican will determine the outcome. For the moment, Obama appears to have a slight lead in the state tallies.
Obama's campaign announced yesterday he planned to resume campaign travel today after a three-day pause with stops in Nevada, Colorado and Wisconsin.
After tamping down his partisan tone on Tuesday at an Ohio event that emphasized disaster relief, Romney had three full-blown campaign rallies yesterday in Florida, the largest competitive state.
Obama will visit New Jersey, the state hardest hit by the storm which devastated much of the northeastern United States, accompanied by Governor Chris Christie. The governor has been one of Romney's most prominent supporters, but has been effusive in his praise of Obama's response to the storm.
Though Obama has officially suspended campaigning for three days and New Jersey is safe Democratic territory, the tour with Christie offers him clear electoral advantages. Obama can appear to be in command, directing US aid and showing his concern about the storm's victims. Romney, meanwhile, must walk a careful line. Aggressive attacks on Obama could appear unseemly during a national crisis. Yet he is running out of time to make his case to voters ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Polls show the candidates virtually tied. But the winner will be determined in state-by-state votes and a handful of states that are not clearly Democratic or Republican will determine the outcome. For the moment, Obama appears to have a slight lead in the state tallies.
Obama's campaign announced yesterday he planned to resume campaign travel today after a three-day pause with stops in Nevada, Colorado and Wisconsin.
After tamping down his partisan tone on Tuesday at an Ohio event that emphasized disaster relief, Romney had three full-blown campaign rallies yesterday in Florida, the largest competitive state.
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