I think there are some ways that Michael helps Scott:
1. Swing voters/people planning on staying home show up to vote for Scott as a sign of gratitude.
2. Gillum bungles the local response hurting him in the governors race and dragging down Nelson with him.
3. Gillum does a good job but the media successfully sells an anti-Gillum narrative.
4. Damage in Tallahassee and Gadsden County causes turnout there to drop.
Tallahassee and most of Gadsden had a loss of power, further west you have loss of homes. Power will be running in Tallahassee and Gadsden by the end of this week. Further west, replacement housing will not be available for some time.
