Very serious question for DUers - what happens if a Cat2 or above hurricane

[malaise]

hits Florida between now and election day or very close to election day - read something on a weather site about the most credible forecaster suggesting just that.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Republican operatives will find a way for Mitt votes to be high enough for a win.

Is my fear.

[A HERETIC I AM]

2. It gets windy and there is a lot of rain.

Silly person!

[HereSince1628]

3. The only named Atl.storm is headed away from FL and there an no 'invests' showing,

in the Atlantic.

There is nothing to consider but speculation.

[OldDem2012]

4. Do you have a link? nt.

[malaise]

7. Here among the comments

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2262

[yellerpup]

5. I keep hearing that the GOP is topping us in enthusiasm

but I don't believe it for a second. I don't see fundamentalists braving a Cat2 hurricane to support him. If a category 2 crawls up the East coast as far as NY, I wouldn't miss the chance to go out and vote for Obama that day. I don't know how many people are truly planning to vote for a candidate they don't like or trust (going by the polls) and if the weather is bad on election day I can see people making the effort for Obama, but not for Rmoney. IMHO.

[1-Old-Man]

6. I I had to guess I'd say a storm that blew through would nearly guarantee a Republican win

Storms don't hit the part of Florida that is completely Republican anywhere near as hard as they do damage to the part where Democrats live and if your home just lost its roof and you have no electricity or water you probably don't have going to the polls as your highest priority. Central and northern florida is nasty politically but somewhat protected from storms. South florida gets nailed.