Governors Upstage Obama as Ebola Czar Stays Out of Sight

The result is a national response to the risk of Ebola that has looked anything but coordinated.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) speaks as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (L) listens, while both announce the initial findings from their joint review of security protocols, in response to growing, global terrorism, for New Jersey and New York during a press conference on September 24, 2014 at 7 World Trade Center in New York, NY.

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A week before midterm elections, governors are upstaging the White House on dealing with Ebola, and President Barack Obama’s Ebola coordinator, Ron Klain, is staying out of public view.

The result is a national response to the risk of Ebola that has looked anything but coordinated.