we re not taking unnecessary risks. andrea? please stay safe. thank you so much. ron allen for your reporting. and tom tron is in rehoboth beach, delaware. you ve got a quieter situation but delaware is still at risk all of the coastal areas, those beaches are really threatened now. we just checked in with the governor s office, andrea. they are reporting right now that around 2,000 residents in the state of delaware are without power. we imagine that s going to get higher as we get through the evening. take a look at what s happening here in rehoboth beach. this is low tide. earlier this morning this beach was getting pummeled by high tide waves and if you come up here with me, be take a look at what it s been what it s done to this fence here, basically pushed this [ inaudible ] mentioning during the show here, is going to be around 8:00 and that s going to coincide with some of the strongest effects of this storm. so we imagine what you re seeing behind me is going to start
years, our people have really turned out already in the early vote. we saw tremendous reaction in florida over the past two days. we ve now surpassed for the first time in history, republicans in those early ballots. because our people are enthusiastic and they ve been turning out. but in terms of what the storm means for turnout in the aftermath, we re not engaging in hypotheticals. we want to make sure everybody stays safe. what about the des moines register editorial endorsement of mitt romney? yes. what about it? are you surprised? how important is that in a state like iowa it s an important paper. it is a very important paper. we were surprised about really not the endorsement but what the endorsement said. as i said yesterday it wasn t based in reality, based on mitt romney s policies or the positions that he s taken. there is a difference between where the president wants to take this country and what mitt romney is promising. even in their tax policy, the president want
south of where we thought, so keep your fingers crossed for your fellow americans today. we face these kind of challenges before and as we have, you see how americans come together. this looks like another time when we need to come together all across the country. hurricane sandy s arrival has up-ended the best laid plans of both campaigns with its final eight days before the election. how will the storm impact the get out the vote strategy for the battleground states? joining me chuck todd, chief white house correspondent, political director, host of the daily run down. you saw the president there, not a candidate, the commander in chief, the president, that is a role he has to take. will there be charges from any direction that he s doing this for affect? this what is any president would have to do. by the way, if he wasn t doing it, there would be charges. i mean that part of it is absurd. this is, you know, are there charges when a governor calls a
joining me by phone is the delaware governor jack markell chairman of the governor s association and in response to delaware s response to the storm. what is your concern about people who are not leaving when told? well our biggest concern at the moment is the likely loss of power. my guess is people will be out of power for a week to ten days or longer. significant flooding down at the beach, you heard your reporter from the rehoboth beach area and seeing significant flooding there. we did a mandatory evacuation. people were to get out by last night. if they re still there, you know, we they could be cut off and can t guarantee first responders will get to them. i know we checked with bo biden s office because he was called up in the national guard, he was a major in the national
this track is the wrong course for america, that this is a turning point for america, and as a result, those people in this country who want real change from day one are going to vote for paul ryan and myself. and i need [ inaudible ]. he s going to cut everybody s taxes 20%, and how are you going to pay for that? we just were told the debt was the biggest problem. if you have a hole to fill, would you dig it deeper before you filled it? president clinton and mitt romney still out on the trail today firing up crowds across the battleground states trying to keep their supporters focused on the upcoming election while national attention turns to sandy and the steady progress and joining me for our daily fix is chris cizilla and managing editor of post politics.com. and chris, while this is a complete alteration of the campaign, you ve got mitt romney canceling one more event in iowa and then cancels tonight in wisconsin, cancels all of tomorrow as does paul ryan. and they have to