Now Comes the Hard Part for the Campaigns
Anyone who thinks that politics is not topic A at the White House right nowprobably also believes children's milk teeth put under their pillows are replaced with cash by the tooth fairy ridinga pink unicorn.The trick is to be political but not make it look political. Obama can go to inspect storm damageand act like he is coordinating relief efforts.Even going to noncompetitive states, like New Jersey, andsaying things like: "I want to repeat my message to the federal government: No bureaucracy, no red tape. Get resources where they're needed as fast as possible" makes him look decisive and presidential. Also, every trip he makes to some hard-hit area is major news and will be on every television set in America--for free. Romney doesn't get equal time and don't you think Obama is not aware of this and will milk it for all it is worth.
Obama can also thank FEMA people for working24/7 to provide relief and let the media report that Romney wants to abolish it.In Ohio, Romney was peppered by reporters with 14 questions about his statement earlier this year about abolishing FEMA. He refused to answer. When independent voters see Obama working with FEMA to help people get on with their lives and then hear that Romney wants to abolish the agency, it can't be helpful to Romney.
