Fortunate One

‘Obama is a preparation freak,’ says one member of his cabinet, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ‘He makes his own luck.’ (Jewel Samad / AFP-Getty Images)

Sure, Obama’s lucky. He also relentlessly seizes his chances and makes every one of them count.

As heart-stricken Republicans tried to explain their unambiguous defeat by Barack Obama, some turned to the heavens. Hurricane Sandy, the explanation went, stopped Mitt Romney’s momentum in its tracks, gave Obama an exquisitely timed commander-in-chief moment, and blacked out media coverage of his opponent for several crucial days.

Click here to see the whole article by Daniel Klaidman in The Daily Beast/Newsweek