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Been on my mind and i think you're probably the best person positioned to answer it, but it's about the affects on the election of this storm we've just seen. clearly, you know, come tuesday there are going to be a lot of people, millions of people in big, blue states, negotiate, new jersey, among them who are just not going to be able to get to the polls or not going to be feeling like voting. i mean who gets hurt most by the impact of this storm? does it hurt president obama more proportionately? >> it is bound to affect his popular vote. these are deeply blue areas, you're right. human natu...

Jenna: our next guest is warning the impact of super storm sandy could slow growth in this already weak economy to as little as 1% in the fourth quarter. it could also unleash a big, big spurt in spending as stricken areas start to rebuild. how do these thins come together. early estimates of property damage along the eastern seaboard are running as high as $20 billion and it could end up a lot higher than that. business losses could reach another 30 billion. you have a total loss of $50 billion in estimates wiped away from the economy. nearly 70% of the oil refineries along the east coast wer...