There has been a lot of discussion in the past few weeks about the Republican National Convention, and a lot of discussion about hurricane Gustav. But I don't think that the effect of Gustav on the RNC was completely negative. It's obvious that the coincidence took the focus of the press away from the convention. In reporting about the RNC, the media changed it's focus from the actual events of the convention, to how republicans were adapting because of hurricane Gustav. This might not have been exactly what republicans had planned for, but it did provide a different opportunity for McCain. The opportunity was to show a difference between McCain and Bush. People immediately connected Hurricane Gustav to Hurricane Katrina. McCain had the opportunity to show that he could approach emergencies differently than how Katrina was approached. By cutting down events at the convention, McCain sent the message that he would lead differently than President Bush.
posted by Anonymous @ 7:31 PM
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I doubt that the hurrican will make a large difference in votes...the election is to far off, an the hurrican is not large enough.
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