How is Ike Contributing to the Campaigns?

Both candidates have expressed concerned for the victims of Hurricane Ike. However, the steps each candidate have taken to express concern and help victims has caused even more fighting between the candidates and allowed them to fall under even more scrutiny by the public and the media. 

Many ugly comments were made between the two candidates. 

On Saturday, Obama attacked McCain, saying, "You've got John McCain, my opponent in this election, who has been standing up since his convention suggesting that somehow he and his running mate are going to be the original mavericks and shake things up in Washington."

McCain Spokesperson Tucker Bounds responded that although Obama had canceled his appearance on Saturday Night Live because of the hurricane, he did not set politics aside. He also added that "Today's comments mark a new low from Barack Obama. It says a lot about Barack Obama's judgement."

Obama Spokesperson Bill Burton came back with an attack, saying McCain is, "cynically running the sleaziest and least honorable campaign in modern presidential campaign history."

Here are some interesting articles following  McCain and Obama and their responses to the hurricane. 

Obama Bemoans Voters "quiet storms" as Ike Hits Texas

 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hr79ts2iH-yqjl2plb2lUln-4tZg

McCain's Statement on Ike

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080913/NEWS01/80913051

Palin Urges Alaskans to Help Texans

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/443559.aspx