Campaigning in a Hurricane

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A makeshift cardboard sign for food and water leans up against campaign posters in Vilas, NC. Chris Carlson/AP

Today’s notice: Running GOTV while recovering from a hurricane, running for Congress while openly transgender, running for Senate with fewer ticket splitters, running a tech company in 2025.


The Political HurricaneHurricane Helene has left a historic trail of death and destruction in its wake, a natural disaster millions of Americans will be recovering from for years. And for the next month, there’s an additional challenge: running an election in storm-hit swing states at a moment when electioneering is hardly a priority and voting could prove difficult.