… Polls have found that most Americans are worried about global warming, except for one group — tea party conservatives. A Pew Research Poll conducted last year found that only 25% of tea party adherents believe climate change is real, against 61% of non-tea party Republicans (and 84% of Democrats).
That puts the GOP in a bind, caught between its most zealous conservative supporters and the broader majorities it’ll need to win elections. More worrisome for the GOP, younger voters are even more convinced that climate change is a big problem — and they’re going to be around longer than their grandparents. CONT.
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times