TPM’s New York City headquarters is located in Chelsea and lost power Monday night like most of the rest of lower Manhattan. The latest word was that we’re still without power there. Fortunately, the servers and equipment that keep the site running are not located in New York City, so the site has stayed up the whole time. Read More
Just a quick note to let everyone know that both members of the TPMPrime team are in parts of New York currently without electricity (that’s including me). Prime remains open but we’ll have a hard time keeping up with help email at least through today. We do think we’ll be able to go ahead with tomorrow afternoon’s Live Chat with Stan Greenberg on schedule.
Turning back to the election (one week from today!), here are the newest Polltracker charts on the all the big races.
How’s the electoral college race look? Check it out.
Sandy took a shot at the Shuttle Enterprise, too, which sits on the deck of the USS Intrepid in the Hudson River. Take a look.
The trouble with converting a campaign rally into a relief drive …
A new web ad from the Dem-supporting super PAC American Bridge goes guns blazing after Mitt Romney for the “war on women,” tying him to Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Joe Walsh — and Paul Ryan. Worth a look.
A couple of good shots taken this morning: a flooded Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Battery Park underpass and the charred remains of the six-alarm fire in Breezy Point, Queens.
If you went to bed early — or were without power — these epic pics of New York taking the brunt of Sandy’s storm surge will shock, awe and amaze you.