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we're not taking unnecessary risks. andrea? >> please stay safe. thank you so much. ron allen for your reporting. and tom tron is in rehoboth beach, delaware. you've got a quieter situation but delaware is still at risk all of the coastal areas, those beaches are really threatened now. >> we just checked in with the governor's office, andrea. they are reporting right now that around 2,000 residents in the state of delaware are without power. we imagine that's going to get higher as we get through the evening. take a look at what's happening here in rehoboth beach. this is low tide. earlier this morning this beach was getting pummeled by high tide waves and if you come up here with me, be take a look at what it's been -- what it's done to this fence here, basically pushed this -- [ inaudible ] mentioning during the show here, is going to be around 8:00 and that's going to coincide with some of the strongest effects of this storm. so we imagine what you're seeing behind me is going to start right up to the boardwalk and
years, our people have really turned out already in the early vote. we saw tremendous reaction in florida over the past two days. we've now surpassed for the first time in history, republicans in those early ballots. because our people are enthusiastic and they've been turning out. but in terms of what the storm means for turnout in the aftermath, we're not engaging in hypotheticals. we want to make sure everybody stays safe. >> what about the des moines register editorial endorsement of mitt romney? >> yes. what about it? >> are you surprised? how important is that in a state like iowa it's an important paper. >> it is a very important paper. we were surprised about really not the endorsement but what the endorsement said. as i said yesterday it wasn't based in reality, based on mitt romney's policies or the positions that he's taken. there is a difference between where the president wants to take this country and what mitt romney is promising. even in their tax policy, the president wants to protect the middle class, mitt romney has a
south of where we thought, so keep your fingers crossed for your fellow americans today. >> we face these kind of challenges before and as we have, you see how americans come together. this looks like another time when we need to come together all across the country. >> hurricane sandy's arrival has up-ended the best laid plans of both campaigns with its final eight days before the election. how will the storm impact the get out the vote strategy for the battleground states? joining me chuck todd, chief white house correspondent, political director, host of "the daily run down." you saw the president there, not a candidate, the commander in chief, the president, that is a role he has to take. will there be charges from any direction that he's doing this for affect? this what is any president would have to do. >> by the way, if he wasn't doing it, there would be charges. i mean that part of it is absurd. this is, you know, are there charges when a governor calls a
joining me by phone is the delaware governor jack markell chairman of the governor's association and in response to delaware's response to the storm. what is your concern about people who are not leaving when told? >> well our biggest concern at the moment is the likely loss of power. my guess is people will be out of power for a week to ten days or longer. significant flooding down at the beach, you heard your reporter from the rehoboth beach area and seeing significant flooding there. we did a mandatory evacuation. people were to get out by last night. if they're still there, you know, we -- they could be cut off and can't guarantee first responders will get to them. >> i know we checked with bo biden's office because he was called up in the national guard, he was a major in the national
>> this track is the wrong course for america, that this is a turning point for america, and as a result, those people in this country who want real change from day one are going to vote for paul ryan and myself. and i need [ inaudible ]. >> he's going to cut everybody's taxes 20%, and how are you going to pay for that? we just were told the debt was the biggest problem. if you have a hole to fill, would you dig it deeper before you filled it? >> president clinton and mitt romney still out on the trail today firing up crowds across the battleground states trying to keep their supporters focused on the upcoming election while national attention turns to sandy and the steady progress and joining me for our daily fix is chris cizilla and managing editor of post politics.com. and chris, while this is a complete alteration of the campaign, you've got mitt romney canceling -- one more event in iowa and then cancels tonight in wisconsin, cancels all of tomorrow as does paul ryan. and they have to adjust to, you
and as we head through the afternoon, that should come up over the sea wall. some of the water made its way here, and it crosses the street. state police wants everyone off the roads. they want to make smure people are safe and hope they take that advice. back to you. >> thank you so much. we can see the foam of the ocean and a lot of people still out there. they should get off that beach. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." stay tuned for all the coverage. tamron hall picks it up next on "news nation." hi. >> we'll get the latest. in fact in a minute or two the national hurricane center will have its latest advisory. we will bring you the newest information top of the hour. president obama also just spoke from the white house briefing room. he's warning americans this is going to be a difficult storm, both the president and governor romney canceled campaign events today and tomorrow. the president was actually asked about the impact of the storm on the election. i will play his response.
hold back, wait to see what happens and then move forward. >> let me correct something. i was told it is restore our future, putting the $2 million ad. >> the pro mitt romney super pac. >> the latest "washington post"/abc tracking poll, 49/48, mitt romney by a point which is -- >> we've had for the last three days of tracks we've had it 49 romney, 48 obama. it's a statistical tie. we haven't had it any more of a three-point difference. >> we checked with the department of labor, and contrary to some reports including one of the major newspapers on-line there is no problem with the jobs report, the jobs report for good or bad is coming on friday. >> which -- >> they've collected the data. >> which we all thought was going to be the big thing before the election, was this last jobs report. now it's a secondary story by far compared to the storm. >> chris cizilla, thank you so much for everything. >> sure. >> and hurricane sandy is gaining steam. this massive storm is now targeting the eastern seaboard. we'll be live next right here on
is, fiat's moved to push jeep more into china. so the ad speaks for itself. the romney campaign stands by it and believes it's accurate. >> let me ask you about one of your big concerns which is libya. you're on the oversight committee and have been working with darrell issa, of course. what about the latest charges that you have made that the defense secretary did not pursue or follow up and respond to requests for help? leon panetta has said there was no way to ascertain safely who to send in and what the situation was on the ground because the video that they were monitoring did not give them a clear picture of what was happening. >> well, that's a different answer than what the president said when the president has repeatedly said they did everything they could possibly do to protect the people in benghazi, i beg to differ. i visited with general hamm the four-star jen until charge, i went to lib why, and when i asked very succinctly and directly did he have the
either one of them has had some momentum, it's maybe moved their number a point or two, but -- and moved the other guy's number down a point or two but not much. we are seeing almost all of the battlegrounds at some form of a standstill, maybe moving half a point here, half a point there. where you see evidence of romney's uptick in the national polls playing out in the states or in the nonbattleground states, the ones that have been left off, pennsylvania is a classic example, minnesota, but i'm going to throw in california as well, it's all of these places where romney is now polling better, particularly in better shape than john mccain was. there has been no engagement so there's -- there has been a better opportunity for him there, andrea. i think that's what you're seeing here a little bit and i think the obama campaign realizes they have to respond. >> and what about the des moines register editorial, we say editorials don't make a lot of difference but iowa is where
to take longer to verify the voters and all those things. i think that that's the most likely scenario that you would have some localities that would have to move, change positions, maybe even delay, but that would seem the least likely option but to come up with some way to deal with what you said if you have an electronic voting machine and no power how do you deal with that? >> we heard again from the campaigns, jim mess siena and david axelrod, e-mails from the romney campaign, both sides accusing each other of bluffing by -- >> on the state of the race. >> on the state of the race, the ground game, who has the best get out the vote. $2 million by restore our future the super pac for romney into pennsylvania. this is more than -- this is more than a bluff. this sounds real, $2 million is real money. >> here's what's going on here, andrea, i think we have very real evidence of this. is in the nine battleground states, the ability of either candidate to move the numbers has been nearly impossible when