3 Republicans inadvertently giving Obama a post-Sandy boost

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, some of the president's GOP critics might be accidentally making him look good

Newt Gingrich has joined a small chorus of conservatives comparing President Obama's quick reaction to Hurricane Sandy to his slow response to the Benghazi attacks.
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Mitt Romney and other Republicans have largely avoided criticizing President Obama over his handling of Hurricane Sandy. In fact, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has gone out of his way to repeatedly praise Obama's response to the storm, calling it "outstanding." Christie, who has sharply criticized Obama in the past while serving as one of Romney's sharper-tongued campaign surrogates, is even inspecting storm damage in his state with Obama on Wednesday, leading some political analysts to wonder whether he's throwing Romney under the bus just a few days before the election. But Christie's not alone. Liberals are delighted that several other prominent conservatives have made comments in the storm's aftermath that, in the view of Democrats, make Obama look more presidential:

1. Chris Christie

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