Hurricane Sandy has disrupted the U.S. presidential campaign, just eight days ahead of elections.President Barack Obama suspended campaigning and returned to Washington on Monday to oversee the response to Hurricane Sandy. His Republican challenger has curtailed political events out of respect for the storm's potential victims.
美國總統奧巴馬暫停了競選活動并于周一返回華盛頓以監管對颶風桑迪的應對情況。其共和黨競選人也減少了其他政治活動。
A Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Monday indicates both candidates are virtually tied in the presidential contest. Obama wants to show he's on top of the storm response effort. He's warned the nation to be well prepared for possible transport and power outages.
一項由路由社進行的追蹤式民調顯示2位候選人幾乎都忙于總統競選。奧巴馬想要告訴民眾,他為應對颶風做出了最多的努力。奧巴馬已向民眾發出警示,全國上下都要準備好盡可能的交通和照明工具。