A.G. Gancarski
Hurricane Helene left devastation in Georgia and North Carolina, and Gov. Ron DeSantis fears that storm impact could make it to where reliable Republicans don’t 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 Friday’s 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 can’t 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 that’s been very, very competitive. We don’t 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. He’s up 1.5 points in Georgia and 0.6 in North Carolina, per Real Clear Politics.
“It’s really important that these people are able to vote,” DeSantis said. “Especially in North Carolina, I think they need to make sure that there’s accommodations so that these voters are able to have their voice heard.”
Worth noting: North Carolina has a Democratic Governor in Roy Cooper.
22 comments
Biscuit
October 5, 2024 at 11:19 am
Ah, the Great Humanitarian Ron DeSantis sees a voting problem where others see a deadly path of destruction and hundreds of lives lost, with hundreds more still unaccounted for.
A man after Trump’s own heart.
Arf.
Bobblehead Kammy
October 5, 2024 at 12:41 pm
Well he did step up in regards to the Longshoremen strike at the Florida ports. Now of course you hate everything about DeSantis and the Republican Party. Just think if Gillum were Governor. Imagine that disaster.
Riders of the storm
October 5, 2024 at 12:58 pm
These longshoreman do not give a rats ass about Desantis,now that a Cat 5 is headed to Florida Thursday, Tampa will be in the eyewall 100 percent guaranteed,this storm have 5 days to get stronger than Helene
Cat 5 Milton
October 5, 2024 at 12:59 pm
He has no legal authorities in union business
Bobblehead Kammy
October 5, 2024 at 2:05 pm
Reagan fired the ATC controllers. Restraining orders, PEB’s do happen.
Hurricane Milton
October 5, 2024 at 2:20 pm
These are not government workers,he cannot fire workers at Starbucks or Public
MHDuuuval
October 5, 2024 at 11:17 pm
Well, Dee could emulate Calvin Coolidge and other governors and sic the National Guard on the strikers and used the Guard to protect scabs.
Cheesy Floridian
October 5, 2024 at 5:09 pm
What did he do? Say that he was sending the national guard and Florida guard to help? Men and women who would have had no idea what they doing at the docks. He didn’t do anything and he sucks
Dont Say FLA
October 8, 2024 at 7:42 am
Little Rhonda steps up every time he talks to the press. He steps up on his box so he can be seen over his lectern.
Michael K
October 5, 2024 at 11:27 am
If anything wil supress the GOP turnout in North Carolina, it wil be the porn-store, pizza eating “Black Nazi” Trump pick who is running for governor.
PeterH
October 5, 2024 at 2:30 pm
The entire state of Florida should keep an eye on Milton. It appears to be a huge storm with a direct hit on Florida’s west coast and still a hurricane after it passes over the State. Think of Wilma in the region.
The Blue Wave is Coming!
October 5, 2024 at 2:58 pm
It’s important that ALL voters not just “these” voters. You forget, you represent all people of the state. But sadly yes you did forget that Rhonda and that’s why Florida is going Blue!
Cheesy Floridian
October 5, 2024 at 5:10 pm
If not blue purple!!!
A Day with Hurricane
October 5, 2024 at 6:50 pm
Hurricane will make it a deep blue this year
Hurricane Milton
October 5, 2024 at 4:02 pm
The track should change 12 times before it hit Florida Wednesday,Miami is 170 miles out of the Eyewall,but it do not mean they want be impacted even Tallahassee,it gonna either track North of Tampa or South of Tampa,but Tampa is the destination point as of Saturday
Dont Say FLA
October 8, 2024 at 7:33 am
Climate science is half voodoo half art, but the Democrats who control the weather will get it right next time if they miss this time. Third time’s a charm, right? At least that’s what MAGAs think.
wake up
October 6, 2024 at 8:38 am
Rona should hook up with MTG so they can figure out why God doesn’t want Tramp supporters to vote. Maybe they can build a space laser together to steer Milton away from mostly GOP precincts in the “sunshine” state, err, the Freek State of Floriduh. Sicko is worried about turnout while decent folks worry about basic necessities like water. God help them!
Cindy
October 7, 2024 at 11:53 am
It isn’t the Helen it is the Milton
Cindy
October 7, 2024 at 11:55 am
Boo boo all night
Dont Say FLA
October 8, 2024 at 7:32 am
Does Rhonda have enough of his homeless camps set up all over the state to accommodate everybody yet?
Jesus decided not to wait any longer. Florida needs an enema. And here it comes.
Climate Change Hoax
October 8, 2024 at 7:40 am
Everybody remember, MAGA says climate change is a hoax! These are normal everyday hurricanes. If the liberal media didn’t have a bunch of scary drone footage they never had before, nobody would think these hurricanes were anything different from normal regular everyday hurricanes like we’ve always had. Occasionally. Like one biggun every couple/few years.
Oh wait no, I forgot the new MAGA song. I’ma start over. Please bear with me, just one sec.
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Climate change is not a hoax. It’s just got nothing to do with us humans changing the world in ways nobody’s ever seen before.
The climate is changing, son, but we do declare we are entirely helpless to do one dang thing about it, SO WHY EVEN TRY. WHY. WHY EVEN TRY. I SAY WHY EVEN TRY
Asheville NC
October 8, 2024 at 8:13 am
South Georgia is easy enough to put back together, but Gov DeSantis seems not to be familiar with the political leanings of Western North Carolina.
But what is Gov DeSantis asking for? The same sort of accommodations in 2024 that were made in 2020 due to Covid? But aren’t those voting accommodations called “fraud” and “it’s rigged” when GOPs lose? Isn’t Gov DeSantis specifically requesting that Georgia and North Carolina enable voter fraud?
If I am to believe claims about 2020’s election being stolen, then “GA and NC need to open their doors wide to voter fraud” is what I’m hearing from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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