Hurricane Ian's effect on Florida voting

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well DeSantis thought he was being cute by sending 48 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard to draw attention to border control. And then Mother Nature said, "Hold my beer." Seems like federal aid, competence, and climate change have now taken over the headlines.

I think it is amusing that FL now has to IMPORT migrants to help clean up! https://www.thedailybeast.com/irony-meter-explodes-as-migrants-lured-to-florida-for-hurricane-ian-cleanup

The construction contractors in Florida need to order themselves a caravan. They need laborers and will want them to work cheap and live as a group in a trailer or derelict building.

[Anonymous]

Mr Showboat interrupted actual relief efforts so he could traipse and prance around in his little white boots and campaign vest. What a guy. Real leadership, there.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/weather/hurricane-ian/good-samaritans-answer-the-call-to-take-critical-supplies-to-people-trapped-by-flood-waters

Their relief efforts were put on hold as Governor Ron DeSantis toured the area, frustrating people ferrying supplies back and forth.

"I don't give a rat's ass," one woman yelled.

"Personally, I want you to go over there," one state trooper told Nelson. "I want you to get as much supplies to help these people out."

"So, legally, why can I not?" Nelson asked.

"Our hands are tied," the trooper said.

"I'm not trying to be rude," Nelson told him. "But, we've been doing this very thing one street over, and the only reason we are not over there..."

"Is because the governor's coming...I understand," the trooper responded.

"So, why does that have to stop right now? It's the same thing we've been doing before anyone was here."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well DeSantis thought he was being cute by sending 48 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard to draw attention to border control. And then Mother Nature said, "Hold my beer." Seems like federal aid, competence, and climate change have now taken over the headlines.

Reversal of fortune:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well DeSantis thought he was being cute by sending 48 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard to draw attention to border control. And then Mother Nature said, "Hold my beer." Seems like federal aid, competence, and climate change have now taken over the headlines.

Reversal of fortune:

I wonder what happens to them when conservatives feel like the cleanup is finished and they no longer need help. I hope they get called out for their hypocrisy, but that’ll probably just make them be meaner to anyone they feel shouldn’t be in the US (liberals, people who don’t look like real Americans, etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well DeSantis thought he was being cute by sending 48 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard to draw attention to border control. And then Mother Nature said, "Hold my beer." Seems like federal aid, competence, and climate change have now taken over the headlines.

Reversal of fortune:

I wonder what happens to them when conservatives feel like the cleanup is finished and they no longer need help. I hope they get called out for their hypocrisy, but that’ll probably just make them be meaner to anyone they feel shouldn’t be in the US (liberals, people who don’t look like real Americans, etc).

I wonder what happens when the migrants arrive and realize they have no work.
Florida doesn't take too kindly to employing illegal immigrants.

https://www.flgov.com/2021/10/15/governor-ron-desantis-to-biden-administration-do-your-job-enforce-the-law-stop-incentivizing-illegal-immigration/

[Anonymous]

It could take a month for people in Ft Myers to get power back

https://news.yahoo.com/florida-lee-county-expects-power-220710391.html

Still no good answers about why local and state officials delayed issuing an evacuation order

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It could take a month for people in Ft Myers to get power back

https://news.yahoo.com/florida-lee-county-expects-power-220710391.html

Still no good answers about why local and state officials delayed issuing an evacuation order

Maybe this will help you with those answers.......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It could take a month for people in Ft Myers to get power back

https://news.yahoo.com/florida-lee-county-expects-power-220710391.html

Still no good answers about why local and state officials delayed issuing an evacuation order

Maybe this will help you with those answers.......

No, it doesn't. BTW get better sources. Xtina got her taxpayer funded job because she was good at being an online troll. She's never been there to actually provide information to the public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It could take a month for people in Ft Myers to get power back

https://news.yahoo.com/florida-lee-county-expects-power-220710391.html

Still no good answers about why local and state officials delayed issuing an evacuation order

Maybe this will help you with those answers.......

No, it doesn't. BTW get better sources. Xtina got her taxpayer funded job because she was good at being an online troll. She's never been there to actually provide information to the public.

If it doesn't help you then I can only assume you are not capable of reading......

"Mon, 2pm Lee County was still only under a Tropical Storm Watch. At 5:29pm Lee County went from TS Watch to TS Warning. NWS focus was still Tampa area. It wasn’t until 5:29am Tue that Lee went from TS Warning to Hurricane Warning."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It could take a month for people in Ft Myers to get power back

https://news.yahoo.com/florida-lee-county-expects-power-220710391.html

Still no good answers about why local and state officials delayed issuing an evacuation order

Maybe this will help you with those answers.......

No, it doesn't. BTW get better sources. Xtina got her taxpayer funded job because she was good at being an online troll. She's never been there to actually provide information to the public.

If it doesn't help you then I can only assume you are not capable of reading......

"Mon, 2pm Lee County was still only under a Tropical Storm Watch. At 5:29pm Lee County went from TS Watch to TS Warning. NWS focus was still Tampa area. It wasn’t until 5:29am Tue that Lee went from TS Warning to Hurricane Warning."

They were in the cone of uncertainty for a couple of days before the storm actually hit. Their actual storm preparedness manual said to evacuate people days before, they just didn't follow it.

[Anonymous]

I can't believe this hurricane that killed over 100 people in Florida is political. It's like politicizing tornadoes in Texas. Good grief! If you're so triggered, donate to victim families.

[Anonymous]

Very sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe this hurricane that killed over 100 people in Florida is political. It's like politicizing tornadoes in Texas. Good grief! If you're so triggered, donate to victim families.

It doesn’t sound like people are politicizing this. Sometimes leadership makes mistakes and they need to have their feet held to the fire for it.

Not that Republicans ever get their feet held to the fire. Their voters applaud all of the GOP’s mighty ownership of… something, probably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe this hurricane that killed over 100 people in Florida is political. It's like politicizing tornadoes in Texas. Good grief! If you're so triggered, donate to victim families.

Tell the Republicans who keep not voting for hurricane aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It could take a month for people in Ft Myers to get power back

https://news.yahoo.com/florida-lee-county-expects-power-220710391.html

Still no good answers about why local and state officials delayed issuing an evacuation order

Maybe this will help you with those answers.......

No, it doesn't. BTW get better sources. Xtina got her taxpayer funded job because she was good at being an online troll. She's never been there to actually provide information to the public.

If it doesn't help you then I can only assume you are not capable of reading......

"Mon, 2pm Lee County was still only under a Tropical Storm Watch. At 5:29pm Lee County went from TS Watch to TS Warning. NWS focus was still Tampa area. It wasn’t until 5:29am Tue that Lee went from TS Warning to Hurricane Warning."

They were in the cone of uncertainty for a couple of days before the storm actually hit. Their actual storm preparedness manual said to evacuate people days before, they just didn't follow it.

The path of the hurricane, even when it was predicted to landfall closer to Tampa, always put Fort Myers, Sanibel and the rest of Lee County, under a Storm Surge Watch/Warning. There was always going to be a dangerous storm surge, and someone dropped the ball in communicating to people what that meant. DeSantis, by saying stuff like "it's people's choice if they want to stay" didn't help. No sense of urgency was communicated to these people.

Also, DeSantis and his GOP friends constant denigration of experts and scientific opinion doesn't help in these situations. The NHC did a great job predicting the path and strength of Ian - Florida officials didn't do all they could have to get people out.