REPORT: Ex-Obama adviser suggests Helene will help Harris win storm-ravaged battleground state

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From Fox News: Former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod argued that Vice President Kamala Harris voters will be clever enough to navigate voting in the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Helene, while saying that rural Trump voters will have a harder time getting to the polls.

Axelrod made the claim during an episode of his podcast “Hacks on Tap” that aired Wednesday, predicting that liberal voters in Asheville, North Carolina – a predominantly blue area in the state – will “figure out a way to vote” more so than conservatives in the storm’s aftermath.

Describing Asheville as a “blue dot” in the state, he continued, “Those voters in Asheville are – they’re, you know, the kind of voters that will figure out a way to vote. You know, they’re upscale, kind of liberal voters, and they’re probably going to figure out a way to vote,” Axelrod said.

He continued, stating that rural conservatives may not be as resourceful in finding ways to vote following the destruction of their homes and communities.

“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,” Axelrod speculated in the podcast interview.

Appearing to gloat that the conservative rural hurricane victims may find it harder to get out to vote, Axelrod added, “I don’t know how that’s all going to play out, but it’s an unpredictable element in North Carolina that has made it, maybe a little more interesting.”

Outkick host Clay Travis posted an audio clip of Axelrod’s comments and wrote, “On his podcast @davidaxelrod says Democrat voters in Asheville, North Carolina are smarter, wealthier and will still show up to vote for Kamala while he thinks Trump voters won’t. This is why Kamala and Biden aren’t helping, they benefit from the disaster.”

Investigative reporter and podcast host Drew Hernandez also shared a clip of Axelrod’s remarks and wrote, “David Axelrod says Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina that are Trump voters will have a hard time voting in the 2024 election They hate you.”

“I fear that Axelrod’s point is why Harris and Biden are letting these people drown,” warned Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist.

Liberal news outlet Politico also published an article Friday evening, titled, “Helene 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 Trump’s disadvantage in the two swing states,” the article reads.

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