Donald Trump’s re-election prospects suffered a body blow last week in the key battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia through no fault of his campaign. This time it was due to the weather. According to a report from Politico, Hurricane Helene not only ravaged communities, leaving heartbreaking death and destruction in its wake, but also disproportionately pummeled areas that are Republican strongholds – and that could have a serious impact on the former president’s election hopes. As Politico’s Ariel Wittenberg, Avery Ellfeldt and Thomas Frank reported, “The parts of western North C…