Hurricane Idalia gives Ron DeSantis an opportunity to save his campaign

DeSantis has had problems in his GOP nomination bid, but he could get a boost depending on his response to the natural disaster that may befall Florida.

While DeSantis was already widely predicted to beat his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in the November 2022 midterms, the positivity around his Hurricane Ian response did his chances no harm and DeSantis went on to win by nearly 20 points.

However, Danielle Vinson, a professor of politics and international affairs at Furman University in South Carolina, suggests that DeSantis will not improve his chances in the GOP primary, even if his response to Hurricane Idalia is successful."Hurricane responses can show competence and in some cases empathy, but those aren't really issues in the GOP primary," she said."And I think most Republican voters view DeSantis as competent.

"I'm hoping this storm is not as catastrophic as Hurricane Ian was, but we're going to do what we need to do because it's just something that's important," DeSantis told a Tuesday press conference.

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