North Carolina eases voting rules as Trump allies fret over storm fallout (www.reuters.com)

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[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago

So... If it looks like voters might turn out en masse for liberal candidates then there's a freak-out about voter fraud and a demand to lock voting down. But when something happens that might impact conservative voters from casting their ballots then the rules need to be eased. Sounds about right.

[-] style99@lemm.ee 37 points 3 weeks ago

The area hit hardest by Helene is deeply Republican. Trump won about 62% of the vote in 2020 in the 25 counties declared to be a disaster area after Helene, while Democratic President Joe Biden won about 51% in the remainder of the state, according to a Reuters analysis.

I'm not superstitious, but...

At a recent private fundraiser in South Carolina, Lara Trump, the RNC's co-chair, encouraged donors to donate to the recovery efforts, according to one person in attendance. The better the infrastructure in the area, she said, the easier it will be for residents to get to the polls.

Funny. Republicans were doing everything humanly possible to screw over infrastructure, and now they want their "donors" to give a damn about it?

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

But now it affects them, that makes it super important and also the LiBeRaLs' fAuLt that nothing works. An R-voting acquaintance of mine said as much and is blaming Democracts for lackluster disastr relief and they live in the deep south in a very conservative area…

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

But that infrastructure might help a democrat!

[-] Soup@lemmy.cafe 13 points 3 weeks ago

You mean the rapist Donald Trump? That guy?

[-] Ruorc@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think they meant the convicted felon and pedophile Donald Trump. Surely it couldn't be the same guy.

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