I think its perfectly fair for politicians of either party to say (paraphrase) "my policies will make you safer, my opponents won't, therefore vote for me."

I also think its perfectly fair for politicians of either party to say (paraphrase) "the current policies are not keeping us safe, we need a change, therefore vote for me."

I also have little doubt that politicians consider the political implications of everything when thinking about the days' events, at least in private.

But when a politician PUBLICLY says, in effect, "it would suck to have people die because then you won't vote for me," that's pretty sleazy and insensitive, regardless of party.

But, then, no one ever accused Hillary of having a small ego.