… The Commission on Presidential Debates announced this week that it had changed the ground rules, saying it will mute each candidate’s microphone for parts of the debate. So maybe — just maybe — this debate will provide a more meaningful opportunity to hear where each candidate comes down on […] Read more »
Why Republicans Still Don’t Care About Climate Change
… The accumulating evidence about climate change’s destructive power represents an irresistible force for action. But it’s colliding with an immovable object: the unbreakable resistance to any response among both Republican voters and elected officials. Polling shows that, overall, a growing share of Americans believe climate change is happening, that […] Read more »
Climate Is Taking On a Growing Role for Voters, Research Suggests
The number of Americans who feel passionately about climate change is rising sharply, and the issue appears likely to play a more important role in this year’s election than ever before, a new survey shows. What’s more, despite the turmoil caused by overlapping national and global crises, support for action […] Read more »
Californians and the Environment
Key findings from the current survey:• Most Californians support policies to address climate change, including laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.• Two-thirds say air pollution is a serious threat, with Latinos and African Americans most likely to say it is a health concern.• Majorities oppose offshore drilling and favor protecting […] Read more »
Two-Thirds of Americans Think Government Should Do More on Climate
A majority of Americans continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities and believe that the federal government falls short in its efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change. At a time when partisanship colors most views of policy, broad majorities of the […] Read more »
Why Joe Biden Should Look to His Left
Joe Biden is the Democratic presidential nominee, and though the primary was, by historical standards, quite tepid, there is still a lot of work to be done on unifying the party. Many young Democrats are rightfully skeptical of Mr. Biden and his record on many issues that matter to them. […] Read more »