Axelrod says 'upscale' NC Harris voters will find way to vote after storm, not sure about rural Trump fans --'You know, they're upscale, kind of liberal voters, and they're probably going to figure out a way to vote,' David Axelrod said of Ashville, NC, voters | 5 Oct 2024 | Former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod argued that 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 hypothesized.