How to "not waste a crisis"

Thank the foul-weather gods, team Obama: Sandy threw her "election wrench" all over the blue areas on the map! Are you already "organizing the community" to claim disenfranchisement because people couldn't get to the polling places? Have you already written the "recount" press releases?

Here's a partial transcript from the Echo Chamber:  

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Sandy-Caused Outages May Disrupt Nassau County Voting

Businessweek‎ - 2 days ago

Widespread power outages caused by superstorm Sandy pose “a real, serious ... Electric power may not be restored for as long as 10 days to more than 2 ... State law allows local election officials to move polling places if ...

Will Sandy Wreak Havoc on Election Day?

TIME‎ - 1 hour ago

Storm's havoc might force polling places to move

NBCNews.com (blog)‎ - 3 days ago

·  Sandy-Caused Outages May Disrupt Nassau County Voting ...

www.bloomberg.com/.../sandy-caused-power-outages-may-complica...

2 days ago – Widespread power outages caused by superstorm Sandy pose “a real, serious ... Electric power may not be restored for as long as 10 days to more than 2 ... State law allows local election officials to move polling places if ...

·  Power outages may disrupt polling places on Election Day | Suffolk ...

suffolktimes.timesreview.com/.../power-outages-may-disrupt-polling-...

3 hours ago – Tuesday's election will likely be disrupted in some areas due to power outages and inaccessible polling places, said representatives of the ...

·  Sandy leaves election officials scrambling - CNN.com

www.cnn.com/2012/10/31/politics/...voting-election-day/index.html

3 days ago – But power outages, flooding and snow left in the storm's wake could make that ... Voting machines may have to be dropped off at some polling places with ... Only Congress can change Election Day, according to an 1845 law. ... In addition to disruptions in training, he said, elections officials are unsure if the ...

·  Hurricane Sandy Throws A Wrench Into Early Voting : It's All Politics ...

www.npr.org/.../hurricane-sandy-throws-a-wrench-into-early-voting

5 days ago – Sandy may wreak havoc as it claws up the East Coast, but voting ... Voting experts say Hurricane Sandy isn't likely to cause major disruptions — but that it ... place locations on Election Day due to possible power outages, ...

·  Superstorm Sandy could still bring chaos to election day | Fox News

www.foxnews.com/.../2-days-after-sandy-leaves-east-coast-powerless...

3 days ago – Wreckage and power outages from massive superstorm Sandy, which ... poll site information for the November 6, 2012 election may change,” a state Board ... "We should be reluctant to move polling places because those are ...

·  Storm's havoc might force polling places to move - NBC Politics

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4 days ago – With Election Day just one week away, state officials along the ... Election officials in coastal counties were struggling to assess whether power outages might force changes in ... The potential for disruptions to voting on Nov.

·  How Hurricane Sandy Could Seriously Disrupt the Election - PJ Media

pjmedia.com/.../hurricane-sandy-could-seriously-disrupt-the-election/

Oct 25, 2012 – Widespread, long-lasting power outages are almost a given with a storm like this. ... Places where those two phenomena can happen simultaneously — for ... In states with widespread early voting (like Ohio), low Election Day ...

·  Sandy-Caused Power Outages May Complicate Election Day ...

https://www.verifiedvoting.org/sandy-caused-power-outages-may-co...

3 days ago – Sandy-Caused Power Outages May Complicate Election Day | Bloomberg ... the U.S. Northeast say they are determined to minimize disruption to Nov. ... polling places are “on top of the list for restoration of power,” Justin ...

·  Sandy's aftermath disrupting New Jersey voting facilities

www.philly.com/.../20121103_Sandy_s_aftermath_disrupting_New_...

11 hours ago – New Jersey is about to have a presidential election unlike any other in its modern history. ... Sandy and problems with power outages at polling places, some voters will ... The state may use military trucks like these to bring polling booths to ... booths to powerless and flooded towns Tuesday on Election Day.

·  How Hurricane Sandy Will Impact the Election | The Nation

www.thenation.com/blog/.../how-hurricane-sandy-will-impact-electio...

2 days ago – Can they relocate polling places in advance? ... As of Wednesday, power outages were the most severe in New Jersey (2.4 million ... at precincts where power remains disrupted on Election Day, there could be very serious ...