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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

Florida Governor Rhonda Santis goes into Hurricane Response Mode.

As the Vakerama Swami changes his attack on Taiwan, and the first Republican drops out of the 2024 presidential race.

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

We are joined today by my colleagues, columnist Bill McGurne and editorial board member Kate Batchelder O'Dell,

the driving winds of Hurricane Idalia that hit the Florida Big Bend region, rip off roofs,

toppled a gas station canopy. That was an amazing clip to watch if you haven't seen that online or on the TV.

We're seems to have been avoided though, in particular because Idalia hit mostly rural areas,

and the forecast of its path held up. It basically went where it was predicted to go.

The Santis called it a pretty doggone, accurate forecast.

Rhonda Santis is also a 2024 presidential candidate.

Politics is coming into play. People are watching how he is handling this disaster,

and sometimes asking him questions about the political impact.

And so here is a clip of a question at his news update on Wednesday.

What do you think about Trump? He's a resident here in Florida, and he hasn't commented on Idalia at all.

Not my concern. My concern is protecting the people of Florida being ready to go,

and we've done that. And look, in Florida, you just have to do this.

I mean, this is something we've put a lot of time and effort into throughout the course of each year,

knowing that there's going to be time where you're going to have to activate it.

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