'Christine Quinn Vies To Become New York's Post-Sandy Mayor'

'The First Major Post-Sandy Campaign Speech'
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn joins Democratic U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson at a news conference on the steps of City Hall to criticize presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on July 9, 2012 in New York City. The three New York politicians said that Romney should release more personal financial records. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn joins Democratic U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson at a news conference on the steps of City Hall to criticize presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on July 9, 2012 in New York City. The three New York politicians said that Romney should release more personal financial records. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The emergency response to Hurricane Sandy is far from over, but the political reaction is in full swing. On Thursday President Obama will tour storm damage with Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg, part of the opening act for the ferocious fight for federal money to rebuild and protect New York. The storm has also created an enormous new issue for the candidates to succeed Bloomberg as mayor in 2013, who need to present plausible visions of how to bolster the city's defenses against climate change. This morning Christine Quinn gave the first major post-Sandy campaign speech, even though the campaign hasn’t officially begun.

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