Hurrican Sandy

Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East coast early November.  According to the New York Times, Hurricane Sandy,  "killed more than 100 people, destroyed whole communities in coastal New York and New Jersey, left tens of thousands homeless, crippled mass transit, triggered paralyzing gas shortages, inflicted billions of dollars in infrastructure damage and cut power to more than 8 million homes, some of which remained dark for weeks." It was probably the worst time for hurricane to come through because of the elections coming up.  Though it was probably the best opportunity to get votes for the presidential election.  I guess the candidates thought it was either a make or break moment for them.  If they showed genuine concern of the people in the places hit the hardest then they would more than likely win their votes.