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Please add the following text to the aftermath section:
The aftermath of the hurricane had significant implications on the very competitive senate election in the state, with both sides being closely scrutinized for their response to the hurricane. While Bill Nelson was narrowly ahead in polling before the hurricane, the hurricane gave a boost to Rick Scott.[1] In addition, a debate between the two candidates was postponed so the candidates could focus on relief for the hurricane.[2] Ultimately, Rick Scott won the race over Bill Nelson by a narrow margin of 10,033 votes.[3] In addition, the hurricane had complications on the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election and 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election.[4][5]2600:387:15:5317:0:0:0:7 (talk) 14:24, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, so what if we remove the last sentence entirely (that I added today), and just have it as the original: The aftermath of the hurricane had significant implications on the very competitive senate election in the state, with both sides being closely scrutinized for their response to the hurricane. While Bill Nelson was narrowly ahead in polling before the hurricane, the hurricane gave a boost to Rick Scott.[6] In addition, a debate between the two candidates was postponed so the candidates could focus on relief for the hurricane.[7] Ultimately, Rick Scott won the race over Bill Nelson by a narrow margin of 10,033 votes.[8]? 2600:387:15:5317:0:0:0:7 (talk) 22:59, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't really connect the hurricane to the race, though. It would be one thing if there were power outages that led to polling locations being changed, that's fairly significant. But this all puts too much attention onto a senate race, which has its own article, and attributes the hurricane to Scott's success, which seems to be original research. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:24, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would not consider it an October surprise at all, since it didn't affect a huge population center or have major effects on the election (compared to other storms like Sandy). For this bit to be included, there needs to be a clearer link between the hurricane and the election. This journal paper analyzes the hurricane and the election, noting no change in turnout, just in the administration. IDK, given how long the article already is, I think the election bit needs to be concise and exact. No opinion pieces written before the election, like the Tampa Bay piece. It needs to show the exact impacts of the hurricane on the race. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 15:07, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This article does give a statement explaining how Rick Scott’s campaign got a boost from Hurricane Michael. Also, the article being long shouldn’t lead to political information being excluded; that should, if anything, lead to a split. Also, while the area wasn’t very populated, the race was exceedingly close, and still could’ve had impacts. 2600:387:15:5317:0:0:0:7 (talk) 16:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not saying it should be excluded - I'm saying that the information needs to be relevant, streamlined, and accurate. The part - "the hurricane gave a boost to Rick Scott" - is debatable. The article you linked from Florida Phoenix only says that the governor got free media by talking about the hurricane. Michael's article already mention's that Scott was the governor when the hurricane struck, and he took actions as governor. So the link between the hurricane and the senate race needs to be stronger, and more explicit how it's worded, since otherwise it doesn't add much to this article. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:38, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can make the proposed wording, but I can’t add the necessary citations in the proposed wording for right now as I’m in an airport. I’ll get to that when I land at my destination Anyway, my proposed wording is:
Hurricane Michael had significant impacts on the senate election in the state. A debate between the two sides was postponed as a result of the hurricane, and both sides temporarily suspended their campaigns to focus on relief efforts. Ultimately, Rick Scott won the election by 10,033 votes. A study by the University of Chicago found that turnout in the affected areas was decreased by 7% due to the hurricane, with several counties making accommodations for voting as well.2600:387:15:5317:0:0:0:7 (talk) 18:09, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: This request has been "contested" (used loosely to mean that atleast 1 editor is against it or wants adjustments) and has been stale for over 30 days. This makes it inappropriate for the edit request queue. This is a procedural decision and has no impact on editors continuing to discuss this edit or implement edits. I'm simply going through the queue. —Sirdog(talk) 23:24, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No, Ian is already linked in the article as being one of the strongest landfalling US hurricanes. It doesn't need another mention in the see also, not when they affected completely different parts of Florida. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:31, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: This request has been "contested" (used loosely to mean that atleast 1 editor is against it or wants adjustments) and has been stale for over 30 days. This makes it inappropriate for the edit request queue. This is a procedural decision and has no impact on editors continuing to discuss this edit or implement edits. I'm simply going through the queue. —Sirdog (talk) 23:24, 29 May 2025 (UTC)