Tagged: Hurricane Sandy

With the election just over a week away, Hurricane Sandy has the Presidential campaigns scrambling. Not just in scheduling and rescheduling and travel hiccups, but also which candidate could possibly gain political ground as a result.

Union College political science professor Brad Hays is just back from the battleground state of Ohio and joins by phone from Union College this morning.

Delaware County was one of the areas hit hard by floods last year after Hurricane Irene. The Delaware County town of Middletown includes two incorporated villages — Margaretville and Fleischmanns — and the hamlets of Arkville, Clovesville, Dunraven, Halcottsville, Kelly Corners and New Kingston. Middletown Supervisor Marge Miller tells WAMC’s Patrick Donges what town and county officials are expecting and how they are preparing for the storm.

Many along the East coast are already feeling the effects of Sandy. Meteorologists are estimating damages could range between one and three billion dollars or more. The American Red Cross is preparing to provide disaster relief services wherever needed.
Anna Kate Twitty with the national Red Cross headquarters is on the ground on Long Island and joining us LIVE. Also joining us in the studio is Gary Striar, CEO for the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York.