Perhaps...
Also, areas that have historically elected moderate Republicans, are moving against today's GOP. Without Sandy, NYC/NJ would still have been more Democratic than on paper for a Mitt Romney candidacy.
New England and the Pacific Northwest had already given up on moderate Republicans.
If John Kerry vacates his Senate seat in Massachusetts, moderate Republican Scott Brown is said to be a frontrunner for the spot.
You mean the guy who just lost a Massachusetts senate race?
We will see about that.