Axelrod says ‘upscale’ NC Harris voters will find way to vote after storm, not sure about rural Trump fans

Former Obama elder advisor David Axelrod argued that Vice President Kamala Harris voters volition beryllium clever capable to navigate voting successful the aftermath of the devastation from Hurricane Helene, portion saying that agrarian Trump voters volition person a harder clip getting to the polls.

Axelrod made the assertion during an occurrence of his podcast "Hacks connected Tap" that aired Wednesday, predicting that wide voters successful Asheville, North Carolina – a predominantly bluish country successful the authorities – volition "figure retired a mode to vote" much truthful than conservatives successful the storm’s aftermath. 

Describing Asheville arsenic a "blue dot" successful the state, helium continued, "Those voters successful Asheville are – they’re, you know, the benignant of voters that volition fig retired a mode to vote. You know, they’re upscale, benignant of wide voters, and they’re astir apt going to fig retired a mode to vote," Axelrod said.

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Political expert David Axelrod precocious implied that "upscale" wide voters successful Asheville, NC volition person a amended accidental astatine getting to the polls successful aftermath of the Hurricane Helene than agrarian Trump voters.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

He continued, stating agrarian conservatives whitethorn not beryllium arsenic resourceful successful uncovering ways to ballot pursuing the demolition of their homes and communities.

"I’m not definite a clump of these folks who’ve had their homes and lives destroyed elsewhere successful occidental North Carolina – successful the mountains determination – are going to beryllium arsenic casual to wrangle for the Trump campaign," the governmental commentator hypothesized.

"I don’t cognize however that’s each going to play out, but it’s an unpredictable constituent successful North Carolina that has made it, possibly a small much interesting," helium mused. 

Communities successful North Carolina – which Axelrod noted is the second-most agrarian authorities successful the country – were deed particularly hard by the effects of Hurricane Helene. Catastrophic flooding has destroyed roads and bridges, cutting disconnected communities from getting much-needed aid.

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More than 70 radical are present confirmed dormant successful North Carolina, and hundreds of radical stay unaccounted for owed to the deficiency of powerfulness and connection access.

As of Thursday, the decease toll among the six states astir affected by Helene – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee – sits astatine 170. Disaster effect teams fearfulness that fig volition ascent arsenic they regain entree to communities isolated by the storm.

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Scott Richardson surveys his collapsed and destroyed location successful the aftermath of  Helene, successful Boone, N.C., connected Sept. 28. (Reuters/Jonathan Drake)

Multiple salient X users commented connected Axelrod’s governmental assessment.

OutKick.com laminitis Clay Travis posted, "On his podcast @davidaxelrod says Democrat voters successful Asheville, North Carolina are smarter, wealthier and volition inactive amusement up to ballot for Kamala portion helium thinks Trump voters won’t. This is wherefore Kamala and Biden aren’t helping, they payment from the disaster."

The Federalist editor-in-chief Mollie Hemingway commented, "I fearfulness that Axelrod's constituent is wherefore Harris and Biden are letting these radical drown."

Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce slammed Axelrod implicit his take, asking, "Did ya cognize that celebrated Democrat operative David Axelrod figures metropolis Democrats are smarter and much resourceful and volition fig retired however to ballot whereas the dumb Trump deplorables up successful the mountains of NC who conscionable mislaid everything, won't. Was helium connected the verge of a Kamala cackle?"

Reporter and commentator Drew Hernnadez stated, "David Axelrod says Hurricane Helene victims successful North Carolina that are Trump voters volition person a hard clip voting successful the 2024 election. They hatred you."

Fox News Digital’s Bailee Hill contributed to this report.

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