The Politics of a Hurricane

The Economist: “To be brutal, a certain amount of bad weather on election day helps
conservatives in every democracy. In crude terms, car-driving
conservative retirees still turn out in driving rain, when bus-taking
lower-income workers just back from a night shift are more likely to
give rain-soaked polls a miss. School closures are a particular problem
for low-income families or single mothers scrambling to find childcare.
In this case, the weather is supposed to clear up well ahead of election
day, but the impact could be felt in the turnout of early voters.”

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