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Voters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everything

A makeshift cardboard sign leans up against campaign posters near a relief center on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Vilas, N.C. in the aftermath of hurricane Helene. In the final weeks of the presidential election, people in North Carolina and Georgia, influential swing states, are dealing with more immediate concerns: recovering from Hurricane Helene. - photo by Chris Carlson | Associated Press

10072024 Helene — A makeshift cardboard sign leans up against campaign posters near a relief center on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Vilas, N.C. in the aftermath of hurricane Helene. In the final weeks of the presidential election, people in North Carolina and Georgia, influential swing states, are dealing with more immediate concerns: recovering from Hurricane Helene. - photo by Chris Carlson | Associated Press

Brad Farrington pulls over to grab a case of water bottles being passed out in Vilas, a small rural community tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’s on his way to help a friend who lost much of what he owned when Hurricane Helene blew through last weekend.