The latest Real Clear Politics average and Fox News poll show a tie between presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama when it comes to their standing amongst likely voters.
Political analyst Larry Sabato reacted to the new numbers, saying they indicate that the popular vote is ‘very, very close,’ and the electoral college vote is ‘not going to be a landslide for either candidate.’
“There’s no question, in our minds at least, that Obama is closer to 270 [votes] than Gov. Romney,” he said, cautioning however that there are many swing states that could fall either direction.
Jon Scott asked Sabato about what role superstorm Sandy could play in the November 6 election and whether or not millions of voters not being able to get to polls could turn either New York or New Jersey red instead of blue.
“It’s bound to affect [President Obama's] popular vote,” Sabato said. “Human nature being what it is [...] if you’ve lost your house or been displaced, I don’t think voting is going to be in the top 10 things you have to do between now and Tuesday. So, I would think this would depress to some degree the popular vote Obama would get in New York and New Jersey … it’s not going to change them to red, but it would affect the national popular vote totals.”
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Source:
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/11/01/sabato-sandy-could-affect-obamas-national-popular-vote-totals/