Political adviser David Axelrod suggested that former President Donald Trump’s supporters in North Carolina might not find a way to vote due to Hurricane Helene causing “a lot of displacement.”
North Carolina is largely considered a swing state. It most recently elected a Democratic presidential candidate in 2008 and has largely leaned Republican since then. The election is less than a month away, and the state’s voter registration deadline is Oct. 11.
“Here’s my question about North Carolina,” Axelrod said. “You had these killer storms, which, by the way, was a third big story this week. These killer storms, and there’s a lot of displacement in western North Carolina.”
Axelrod was less concerned about Asheville, North Carolina, which he referred to as a “blue dot.” The city is in Buncombe County and voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
“But those voters in Asheville are, they’re, you know, the kind of voters who will figure out a way to vote. You know? They’re upscale voters, kind of liberal voters, and they’re probably going to figure out a way to vote,” Axelrod said. “I’m not sure a bunch of these folks who’ve had their homes and lives destroyed elsewhere in Western North Carolina, in the mountains there, are going to be as easy to wrangle for the Trump campaign.”
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Over 200 people are dead, and more than 2,000 are reported missing since Hurricane Helene touched ground in Florida and spread to Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Hurricane Milton is now following on its heels.
Republican National Committee co-Chairwoman Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, is from Wilmington, North Carolina. She said her town was spared but that the locals there are helping aid affected areas.