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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRon DeSantis frets that Hurricane Helene destruction may depress GOP swing state turnout
Hurricane Helene left devastation in Georgia and North Carolina, and Gov. Ron DeSantis fears that storm impact could make it to where reliable Republicans dont get a chance to vote in two of the closest elections on the electoral map.
If you look at Georgia and North Carolina, the path that this took is probably, I would say 2 to 1 Republicans in the path of that, DeSantis said on Fridays episode of The Dana Show.
The Governor wants those states, which have 16 electoral votes each, to ensure people displaced by the storm can vote as they can in Florida, because if not, I think you could see a noticeable drop off in the turn if absentee ballots cant be sent out to places, particularly in the North Carolina mountains where roads, other infrastructure, and entire communities were destroyed.
North Carolina was decided in 2020 by one percentage point. This is a state thats been very, very competitive. We dont have the luxury of just seeing 10 or 15,000 people who otherwise would have voted not be able to vote.
Polling averages show Donald Trump with small leads in each of the two storm-ravaged states. Hes up 1.5 points in Georgia and 0.6 in North Carolina, per Real Clear Politics.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/699850-desantis-helene-vote/
Lovie777
(14,248 posts)He's not, just the win.
Srkdqltr
(7,348 posts)RandySF
(67,764 posts)Conjuay
(1,912 posts)Don't be concerned. We WILL BE VOTING,bastard.
Jack Valentino
(696 posts)(if he does, he is even more politically stupid than I thought)
Unless he has now given up any hope of a political future, he would be much better off with Trump rejected by the voters--
leaving a Democratic President to run against in '28...
rockbluff botanist
(291 posts)It is obviously the hand of god.
Isn't that exactly what magats would say if it had been the other way around?
yellowcanine
(36,206 posts)If Trump wins there is a good chance Vance becomes President and Desantis is shut out of the primary in 2028.
Vogon_Glory
(9,381 posts)If natural disasters depress Republican voter turnout, maybe its Gods judgement on how you and other Republicans govern the Sunshine State.
newdeal2
(661 posts)Definitely not all.