Hurricane Sandy Halts Campaigns, Some Early Voting

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October 29, 2012

People stand in line to vote early on Sunday in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP/J Pat Carter)

Both President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have suspended campaigning - a week ahead of election day - due to Hurricane Sandy.

Early voting in Maryland and Washington, D.C., has been canceled due to the storm, and Hurricane Sandy's reach could extend into three other key states - New Hampshire, North Carolina and Ohio.

In Virginia, election officials eased absentee voting requirements for residents affected by the storm.

Guest:

Margaret Talev, political reporter for Bloomberg. She tweets @margarettalev.

This segment aired on October 29, 2012.