crisis = opportunity
hey presidential campaigns…
available for the taking on a first-come, first-served basis: seven electoral votes in a closely contested battleground state, slightly damp. first guy to show up and demonstrate an interest can have them. one catch: you have to actually do something useful, like mobilize your campaign volunteers & contributors to help with the relief effort. otherwise you risk getting in the way and being seen as an opportunist. see also: wisconsin, with 10 EV’s and a lot of unwanted water.
come get ‘em!
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Luckily, Obama’s listening! He’s already steered 10,000 of his volunteers to Iowa to help out. McCain, not so much.
Forgot to post a link in my last comment: http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/14/213149/670/890/536096
[...] there’s vast political capital to be reaped by whoever is smart enough to grasp the magnitude of the disaster and respond accordingly. unlike [...]