Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says rural conservatives in NC will struggle to vote

Former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod let slip during an episode of his podcast Hacks on Tap that aired Wednesday that urban voters in North Carolina who lean left will have no trouble voting in the presidential election, while rural voters who lean conservative may not be able to cast their ballots.

Axelrod explained, "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."

He then speculated, "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's musings on his podcast have confirmed what many conservatives are fearing. Some conservatives have speculated that the federal government is slow-walking aid in order to keep rural swing state voters at home, considering how rural voters typically vote.

Rural voters were most affected by the devastation of Hurricane Helene, and should droves of them be unable to vote, it will make taking North Carolina much easier for Kamala Harris.

The fact that people like Axelrod, who is closely tied with the Obamas and other powerful Democrats, are openly discussing this means that the Trump campaign must be extra vigilant in North Carolina to ensure rural voters aren't disenfranchised.