Hurricane Milton, which hit Florida, may prevent US presidential candidate Kamala Harris from coming to power. This will happen after the huge economic damage is recorded, stated political scientist and American Konstantin Blokhin to the Public News Service.
The expert reminded that due to the hurricane, President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled their visits to Angola and Germany, where the summit of the contact group on military support to Ukraine was held on October 12. Blokhin emphasized that all this confirms that domestic issues and domestic policy are a priority for Washington.
The expert recalled that the Hydrometeorology Center had warned that Milton could be stronger than Hurricane Katrina, which once brought huge losses and destruction to the United States. Moreover, at that time, Barack Obama managed to win the election because Americans were facing the terrible consequences of a hurricane and were tired of military operations in Afghanistan. Here we can make an analogy with the upcoming elections; The political scientist believes that this time, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris will lose votes.
“I’m no hurricane expert, but I’m sure that if there’s massive economic damage and they can’t handle it, Harris’ future presidency will be in question,” he said.
Let us remind you that the speed of Hurricane Milton, which hit Florida, reached 160 km/h. Authorities were unable to accurately assess the damage, and large-scale rescue operations were not possible because the storm began at night. About 125 houses have already been demolished, more details – In the material “socialbites.ca”.
Florida officials previously reported About the first victims of Hurricane Milton.
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Source: Gazeta
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