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Former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush, Brad Blakeman, on the need to get voters out on Election Day.
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Got this and because -- we're all recovering from hurricane sandy today about as rich mentioned and alluded to we can't forget.
Week from today's Election Day.
Our next guest says both campaigns will be put to the ultimate test to get every voter out on us now is -- like nine former deputy assistant to president George W.
Bush.
This election's going off next week come.
Well excuse my language hell or high water -- little hurricane -- You -- and this is a real test of both parties organization.
You're -- that your first of all interested in helping your neighbors in life and property.
But beyond that as we move past in the recovery phase as you point out Election Day is coming.
And what we need to do is motivate and let people know and affected areas that their vote counts.
They still need to vote and organizations need to be out there to help people who vote whether -- -- people to the polls and early voting now becomes very crucial.
Perhaps the powers have to be extended in those states states are affected but -- -- Tuesday's coming.
We we will not extend.
The time for voting in national election we want right because of people some people might be tuning in today saying -- wonder if they're going to be able to have not.
Right it's gonna be Tuesday no matter what that's right what -- this -- mean and it's hypothetical -- as a matter now this is thinking.
What imagine this Turkey was a week later you know would have been -- absolutely today would have been Election Day still that's correct still no it would probably would not.
Be postponed our end but we do have the opportunity now a week before the election.
To make that type of preparations that are needed in extending voting hours in in battleground states.
That are affected and other states are affected but most importantly there's a fine line between.
It being a bad neighbor and putting politics above.
The citizens you have to care for those people in harm's way first and foremost politics we'll take care of itself web.
Retention was talking about what the candidates are doing but.
It would hurt the president more would it not if he was out campaigning he needs to be president so all and be in the White House and be on top of the situation.
Period that does that help have more than even campaigning assuming we never got the -- -- It may help him but you know that's the way it goes -- the bottom line is Romney also has to walk a fine line between campaigning.
And also being empathetic to the people.
It and in harm's way so Romney's got to be up and he's very Smart because very early on he turned his campaign headquarters into relief centers.
Neighbor helping neighbor and and that's the kind of thing we have to do it at some point.
Politics is trumped by reality and I think this is the perfect scenario did a fine line is more difficult to detect for the challenge and the president does its job right so right.
This is sitting present -- Bret thank you pleasure.
