If I was a nutjob like, say, Pat Robertson, I could say that the two hurricanes (and a third on the way) that have run roughshod over Florida were God’s wrath for the Bush stealing of the election, and a warning for the upcoming one. And my followers would believe me.
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I heard it was because Florida had a bunch of them gays livin’ there.