Pundits have asserted that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s progressive agenda threatens the Democratic Party’s chances of making broad gains in the 2020 election and beyond. Unsourced polling leaked to Axios suggested that white, likely voters without college degrees view Ocasio-Cortez overwhelmingly unfavorably—a population Axios deemed crucial to the Democrats’ future as […] Read more »
Climate scientists may not be the best communicators of climate threats
Climate scientist James Hansen, who has spoken out about the dangers of climate change, was arrested in 2010 alongside Appalachian residents. Rich Clement/flickr Risa Palm, Georgia State University and Toby W. Bolsen, Georgia State University The American public ranks scientists as some of the most trusted voices in the country. […] Read more »
Iowa voters support climate action
Seven in 10 (70%) Iowa voters support government action to address climate change, including nearly four in 10 (38%) who strongly support such action. Iowa voters specifically want the federal government (73%), Iowa’s state government (70%), and their member of Congress (68%) to do more on the issue of climate […] Read more »
Changing the Atmosphere in Political Science: Ten Key Political Questions about Climate Change
Climate change is arguably the most urgent problem facing humankind. It is not a single policy problem, but rather pervades all aspects of state and society – affecting everything from geopolitics to local planning. Yet, one is hard pressed to reach this conclusion given the current landscape of political science. […] Read more »
Record-High Share of Californians Concerned About Global Warming Making Wildfires More Severe
Asked about the possible effects of global warming, a record-high share of Californians are very concerned about wildfires becoming more severe. With the California presidential primary seven months away, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden are frontrunners in the Democratic primary. These are among the key findings […] Read more »
Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats
Democratic presidential candidates are proposing lots of progressive policies in this election. And while those policies may resonate with the party base, some of those ideas are not popular with a general election electorate, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. And overall, independent voters said they were not impressed […] Read more »