Americans place global warming high on their list of worries but low on their list of voting priorities, says Mark Gongloff for Bloomberg Opinion.
FILE - Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Aug 7, 2024, in Romulus, Michigan. NEW YORK: Politicians usually pay attention to issues that two-thirds of Americans agree on because politicians want votes, and paying attention to popular things wins votes. Usually.
According to one Gallup poll, 60 per cent believe, correctly, that the effects of climate change have already begun. More and more Americans are experiencing extreme-weather events and connecting them to a climate that is growing more chaotic, according to a Pew poll.So why aren’t Harris and Walz making more hay out of this issue, especially given their long records of climate action?
Thanks to the Electoral College, the occupant of the White House is usually chosen by a couple of football stadiums’ worth of voters in a handful of states. Harris’ positions on climate might help assuage younger voters angry about the Biden administration’s stance on Gaza, as Politico’s E&E News suggested recently. Otherwise, there may not be much to gain politically from dwelling on it.
Now that the business end of the election is approaching, with a Trump restoration a real threat, most will be pragmatic about Harris’ own concessions to electoral reality.
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