How unfortunate these Republicans are. A tropical storm named Isaac is hitting the Republican Convention in Tampa, Florida, United States. Not only that: transforming and growing with great intensity, Isaac could transform from a tropical storm to a hurricane.
But it's not just Tampa that is at risk of being hit by Isaac: New Orleans is also at great risk. In fact, in 2005, New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. In fact, the alarm has already gone off in four American states near the Gulf of Mexico in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The decision was made by the governors of the four states mentioned above. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is rolling out hurricane plans (Isaac is scheduled for Tuesday in Jazz's birthplace). Thousands of people have already been evacuated from coastal Louisiana, and supermarkets and gas stations have been stormed. Obama and the Pentagon give more money available in case of huge damage caused by Isaac.
The Republicans, therefore, have been prompted to rewrite the program of the national Convention where Romney will have to announce his program in the White House to the Americans who will vote for it: in fact, the Convention could be postponed by a day. The events of Monday have been cancelled, but we would like to save the rest of the events of the following three days.
It is the second time during the election campaign that Republicans have faced a hurricane. It happened in 2008 during the convention in Saint Paul, Minnesota, but his name was Gustav.
The American billionaire Donald Trump, a strong supporter of Romney, will not be present at the Convention.
However, it is not just New Orleans that worries Obama: the price of oil has risen to $114 a barrel, precisely due to Isaac's arrival, which "has helped, but there is generally a lot of optimism", says Eugen Weinberg, chief of commodity research at the Commerzbank.
