While we are
in the post-Hurricane Sandy recovery process, now seems as good a time as any
to consider the electoral consequences of the government's response to
Hurricane Sandy. At The New Yorker, Hendrik Hertzberg offers up some thoughts on this very
issue. Read his essay and then
consider: does a disaster like Hurricane Sandy re-order the thoughts and
priorities of American voters? If
so, which candidate benefits and why is this the case?
