Superstorm Sandy and Romney 's FEMA Dismantlization Plan

"Mitt Romney's past comments about dismantling FEMA and privatizing disaster relief have come back to haunt him as Hurricane Sandy begins to wreak havoc on the East Coast. Still, one Republican strategist, Ron Bonjean, agrees with him. On CNN Monday morning, Bonjean, a private consultant who advises GOP congressional leaders, defended Romney, suggesting that even talking about federal disaster relief is politically toxic: 'Most people don't have a positive impression of FEMA and I think Mitt Romney was right on the button. But I don't think anybody cares about that right now. I think people care about whether or not their power's on, whether or not their basement's going to be flooded. And I think that if the president gets too far in front of this and something goes wrong, people are going to remember, hey, my power's not out, and the president's talking about FEMA. I'm not a real big fan of FEMA. That could sway their vote.'* Cenk Uugur breaks down why Romney seems to now be rethinking his plan to dismantle FEMA and disaster relief as they stand in light of the tragic storm. *Read more and view the original video from Aviva Shen/Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/29/1105611/gop-strategist-romney-should-de-fund-disaster-relief-people-dont-care-about-fema/?mobile=nc Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Support The Young Turks by Shopping http://bit.ly/XhuNqO Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/OkX87X Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/