How a bad response to a weather disaster can ruin a political career

The tragic situation in Texas following this week’s historic cold snap and power outages has people pointing fingers. Perhaps the ire has been pointed toward no one more than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who left the state for Cancun, Mexico.

It’s obviously too early to know what if any political fallout will be suffered by Cruz or Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

What history does tell us is that how a politician responds to a natural disaster can have a major impact on his or her political standing. CONTINUED

Harry Enten, CNN

See also: President Bush and Hurricane Katrina


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