Nightly News   |  November 02, 2012

Hurricane Sandy may benefit President

When Hurricane Sandy struck, President Obama departed from his role as presidential candidate to do his job as Commander in Chief. The enduring images of bipartisan cooperation, especially those between New Jersey Gov. Christie and the President, may end up influencing voters at the polls. NBC’s David Gregory reports.

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>> go to d.c., moderator, "meet the press," david gregory , we're aware not everybody lives in the northeast and is affected by the storm, life goes on, what will be the prediction, how will sandy impact romney and obama?

>> reporter: look, what we have been talking about, the race became frozen, all the energy and news accounts, all the attention is focused on the real suffering in the storm zone, the president is doing his job, not campaigner in chief, but president, in the disaster zone, on the ground, i think the images with him and governor chris christie , his praise of the president when he has been so critical, any incumbent benefits, both sides know it. is that what carries a person into election day ? there is a real feeling that it benefits the president.

>> all right, david gregory , we'll see you after "meet the press" and of course after the election coverage, gets under way 7 eastern on tuesday night.