President Obama to Assess Hurricane Damage With Governor Christie Today in New Jersey

President Obama to Assess Hurricane Damage With Governor Christie Today in New Jersey

President Obama will be in New Jersey today with Governor Chris Christie to survey the damage left behind by Hurricane Sandy.

The televised images of the two men side by side could help burnish Obama’s standing as a bipartisan, sympathetic and effective leader in the wake of the super-storm. They could also bolster Christie’s reelection hopes in 2013 and a potential White House run three years later. Obama is heavily favored to win New Jersey, which hasn’t voted for a GOP presidential nominee since 1988.

Christie, who endorsed Republican nominee Mitt Romney early in...