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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHelene hit Trump strongholds in Georgia and North Carolina. It could swing the election.
Hurricane Helene hit especially hard in heavily Republican areas of Georgia and North Carolina a fact that could work to Donald Trumps disadvantage in the two swing states.
Research has shown that major disasters can influence both voter turnout and voter preference. And Helene has pushed this contest into novel territory: Its the first catastrophic event in U.S. history to hit two critical swing states within six weeks of a presidential election, based on a POLITICOs E&E News analysis of data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The challenge for Trump: The parts of western North Carolina and eastern Georgia that were flooded by the monster storm are largely Republican. In 2020, he won 61 percent of the vote in the North Carolina counties that were declared a disaster after Helene. He won 54 percent of the vote in Georgias disaster counties.
Both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris this week visited Georgia, a state that President Joe Biden won by just 11,779 votes in 2020. Georgia and North Carolina each have 16 electoral votes, and polls show that Trump is leading Harris by about 1 percentage point in each state, well within the margin of error.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/04/helene-trump-georgia-north-carolina-elections-00182448
getagrip_already
(16,967 posts)How many times have we heard that in other disasters, aimed at us?
I know, a lot of people are hurting. Its not them this is aimed at.
Aid is not dependent on party or seditious intent.
joshcryer
(62,341 posts)They will have polls in shelters 5 counties away for their districts. Guaranteed.
Jack Valentino
(696 posts)Jack Valentino
(696 posts)And thank Him that the Democratic-controlled executive branch
does not grant assistance based upon their standards!
OrlandoDem2
(2,196 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,907 posts)MagickMuffin
(16,913 posts)I mean come on, all you hurricanes get your act together and stop with all this election interference!
MaryMagdaline
(7,602 posts)However, the type of voter who is Democratic in Asheville is the type of voter who will crawl over ground glass to vote against Trump and Robinson.
They may have to this year.
Mz Pip
(27,754 posts)this is why Johnson wants to delay the aide package until after the election. That caught my attention.
And now there is another storm coming, maybe a big one, heading towards Florida.
MaryMagdaline
(7,602 posts)Tampa is set to get hit again with Milton.😢😢😢
obamanut2012
(27,517 posts)And, I agree with you.
Jersey Devil
(10,034 posts)That area is about as red as it gets in NC.