What idiots. He didn't evacuate this area, the local county commissions made the decision.
If they hadn't evacuated and the hurricane had made a direct hit, there would be far more criticism. Everything west of the Intracoastal Waterway and most of Pinellas County would be under water right now and there could be thousands dead.
They made the right decision. The hurricane didn't make it's turn until around noon today.
We dodged a bullet this time!
Likewise if he had evacuated everything within a couple hundred miles of the predicted landfall, "just in case" the hurricane swerved, which is what he would have had to have done to cover all bases.
I wonder how many reporters hanging around Disney World? I would doubt, many because they are probably on their way from Tampa where their experts felt the highest probability was.