Early exit polls from CNN showed that 72 percent of voters today were somewhat or very worried about a terrorist attack in the United States. Fifty percent disapproved of the federal government’s response to the Ebola crisis.
President Obama has worked hard to portray competence on these issues in the remaining weeks before the election.
This afternoon, the White House announced a previously unscheduled meeting on Ebola with President Obama, and members of his cabinet together with his top national security and medical advisors.