Proof that North Carolinians are resilient

If anyone needed proof that North Carolinians were resilient, just read this on-the-ground report from the Blaze. It opens by jumping straight into the lede, saying "The devastation of Hurricane Helene has not dampened the spirits — or suppressed early voting turnout — in storm-ravaged western North Carolina."

From the first days of early voting, it was clear that Hurricane Helene hadn't dampened North Carolinians' spirit. The first of early voting set a record for turnout, mostly from storm-ravaged western North Carolina.

Unlike FEMA, which was slow to respond to the catastrophe, Samaritan's Purse and other charities jumped right in. The North Carolina Board of Elections voted 5-0 in favor of being flexible in getting ballots to displaced Carolinians. Imagine that -- a government that actually serves its constituents. Someone should import these hillbillies into the Biden administration. Better yet, replace the Biden administration FEMA people with these folks.

But I digress. Let's return to the report:

"It’s a phenomenal turnout, but you’re actually seeing quite a bit fewer today because we’ve opened up three additional locations around the county," said Brett Calloway, chairman of the Henderson County Republican Party. "So we were setting records, still setting records, every day on turnout, but now it's spread over four locations instead of just the one," Calloway told Blaze News at a polling station. "That happened late last week. And we’ve had 3,000 to 4,000 every day. In 2016, which was a good turnout, 72% turnout, we were having 1,600, 1,800 a day. So we're doubling that."

According to the on-the-ground report:

"We’ve got a hundred counties in North Carolina, and [in] none of the counties have the Democrats performed at previous levels," Calloway said. "In other words, they’ve underperformed every single county. We have overperformed. So we’re very motivated" he said. "We're fed up with what we've seen in the administration, and their response here to the storm has just put fuel on the fire."

The proof is in the turnout:

Earlier in this report, they mentioned the 72% turnout statewide in 2016. It's looking like North Carolina will surpass that this year, with both parties topping their parties' best in terms of early voting. While we won't know the totals until late Tuesday night or early morning Wednesday, it's safe saying that North Carolina has surpassed expectations in terms of voting, especially considering the amount of dammage that Hurricane Helene deelivered.