Romney resumes campaign; Obama deals with storm

going on in this country. hard to believe that the
presidential election
is just six
days away
now, and the storm has forced several states to take a closer look at their
election day
plans. nbc’s
chuck todd
is nbc’s political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning to you.

reporter:
good morning, savannah.
mitt romney
actually resumes a full campaign schedule today in florida, but
president obama
will focus for one more day fully on sandy recovery efforts. he’ll get that firsthand look of the
jersey shore
and the damage there
later today
.
election day
may be six
days away
, but the president appears to believe the best politics, stay off the campaign trail. today it’s storm-ravaged new jersey. tuesday
red cross
headquarters.

my message to the
federal government
. no bureaucracy, no
red tape
, get resources where they are needed as fast as possible.

reporter:

mitt romney
also suspended campaigning tuesday but still traveled to the
battleground state
of ohio to encourage donations to the
red cross
.

i appreciate the fact that people right here in dayton got up this morning, some went to the grocery store i see and purchased some things that these families will need.

reporter:
governor
romney
is back campaigning today holding three rallies across florida. but the president remains in disaster response mode. he’ll survey
storm damage
with new jersey’s republican governor chris christ yeempt among issues christie plans to bring up, how to build a more weatherproof
jersey shore
.

one of the things i’ll be talking to the president about tomorrow is bringy the
army corps
in immediately to talk to us about how’s the best way to rebuild the
jersey shore
.

reporter:
despite
election day
on the horizon, christie didn’t seem very concerned about how his state would hold an election.

i don’t give a damn about
election day
. it doesn’t matter a lick to me, so let the politicians who are on the ballot worry about
election day
. it’s not my problem. i’m not dealing with it at the moment.

reporter:
local officials in new jersey and other states are worried about next tuesday. in new
york city
‘s
nassau county
, loss of power may force votes to be counted by hand, delaying the results n.connecticut, officials will consider whether to relocate polling places, and
west virginia
may deploy generators to keep lights on and
voting machines
humming.

reporter:
meanwhile the two campaigns continue to battle over the perception of which campaign has the momentum. both are now advertising in three new normally reliable democratic states, michigan, minnesota and pennsylvania. the
romney
campaign says it’s evidence they have expanded the map. the
obama campaign
says it’s a sign that mr.
romney
has run out of routes to 270
electoral votes
, the number needed to win so they are throwing hail marys in new states. little evidence to back up obama spin on that, savannah. three new polls out from the “new york times” showing the president leading narrowly in three states, pennsylvania, maryland and ohio.

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