And Scott probably knows that in 2012 more than 156,000 Floridians registered in the final days of October. And while he may or may not have known it, he probably wouldn’t have been surprised by a University of Florida voter roll study that showed only about a fifth of those registrants were Republicans.

What better chance to boost his party’s chances at winning the presidency than by closing the door on 100,000 votes or so? To give his decision context, Nikki Haley, the Republican governor of South Carolina, which was also hit hard by Hurricane Matthew, had no problem extending mail-in voter registration in her state – granting an extension of six days.

Fortunately for Floridians who have not registered, Scott’s extension denial landed before a federal judge who called the governor’s claim that it was just politics “poppycock”.

That’s a legal term for horse manure.

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who is an Obama appointee, initially ordered a 24-hour extension of voter registration deadlines and on Wednesday followed up with a one-week reprieve that allows voters to register until next Tuesday.