Every election cycle they tell us the climate cult could make a difference, and every election cycle it always polls as low hanging fruit. But this time it could be different!
If you ask American voters what their top issues are, most will point to kitchen-table issues like the economy, inflation, crime, health care or education.
Fewer than 5 per cent of respondents in 2023 and 2024 Gallup surveys said that climate change was the most important problem facing the country.
Despite this, research that I conducted with my colleagues suggests that concern about climate change has had a significant effect on voters’ choices in the past two presidential elections.
Climate change opinions may even have had a large enough effect to change the 2020 election outcome in President Joe Biden’s favour.
Is there anyone of consequence that actually thinks this, that Hotcoldwetdry made a difference in 2020? That Trump beat Hillary over global boiling? Have those in Europe noted that more and more EU citizens are opting out of the ‘climate change’ agenda? They may believe that it is mostly/solely the fault of mankind, or even just 51%, but, they are not happy over the Fascist solutions being implemented.
We used 2016 and 2020 survey data from the nonpartisan organisation Voter Study Group to analyse the relationships between thousands of voters’ presidential picks in the past two elections with their demographics and their opinions on 22 different issues, including climate change.
The survey asked voters to rate climate change’s importance with four options: “unimportant,” “not very important,” “somewhat important” or “very important.”
In 2020, 67 per cent of voters rated climate change as “somewhat important” or “very important,” up from 62 per cent in 2016. Of these voters rating climate change as important, 77 per cent supported Biden in 2020, up from 69 per cent who supported Hillary Clinton in 2016.
If that’s the case then why did Hillary lose?
This suggests that climate change opinion has been providing the Democrats with a growing electoral advantage.
Yeah yeah yeah, but, almost none of them practice what they preach. Again, this is something Trump could take advantage of. He could talk about implementing smarter solutions that do not involve taking away people’s freedom and life choices while necessarily skyrocketing their cost of living. He could pick off quite a few independents. But, really, Democrats are sheep and will vote Democrat no matter what, and since most Warmists are Democrats it makes little difference in voting. Republicans won’t switch to D over ‘climate change’. It’s all just wishful thinking from a doomsday, Authoritarian cult.
Yes, the economy is in a shambles thanks to the Resident in DC, but I think the Border/Illegal Immigration and Energy are right up there, equal to me. Since 2020, the fools in office have wrecked everything they’ve touched. The list goes on and on, unfortunately!
I do enjoy your blog, read it daily!
Peter in SC
The economy has largely recovered from the Trump Tragedy, save for one issue – the widening gap between rich and poor. Inflation hurts the lives of the working class more than it hurts the political donor class.
Now Mr Trump is planning to cut Social Security and Medicare rather than to increase taxes on his peers to help cut the debt. Of course, this hurts older Americans.
The United States has never produced more petroleum than now. In fact, the US is the leading crude oil producer in the world! Drill, Baby, Drill!!
Obviously, your understanding of economics is as advanced and sophisticated as your understanding of everything else: 2nd grade level, cartoonish bullshit.
BroJo,
Wow. Your knowledge of macroeconomics is impressive!!
I’m in awe, especially in your discussion around President Trump’s proposal for a 10% tariff on all imports, and up to a 60% on imports from China!!
President Trump believes the importing manufacturer pays that amount to the US.
The end consumers pay this tax. And who buys these items? The working class. Trade wars DO increase the likelihood that consumers will buy competitive items manufactured in the US or lower tariff nations.
So how do you feel about corporate taxes in general? Taxes on churches and other such organizations? Your opinion on that will determine whether or not I take your points on tariffs seriously or if you’re just having another shit-hemorrhage driven by Trump hatred.
With “mail in voting”, “ballot harvesting” and Dominion Voting Systems the outcome of this election was determined in 2020. Everything else is just smoke and mirrors.
We heard that Canada is sending millions of Canadians (they look American, eh!) into PA, MI, WI to vote for President Biden. This is part of the Dem/commie plot – they arranged for these states close to Canada to be background states!! Trump voters should just stay home.
Hey Elwood….must be nice in that private little world you live in where REALITY doesn’t intrude….
Dan,
Your advice has changed my life! Thank you.
Do you actually believe that the incompetent Dems and the senile Biden stole Mr Trump’s Presidency using Italian satellites and Hugo Chavez software in the Dominion system??
BTW, FOX had to pay Dominion nearly $1 BILLION for defamation!
Tucker Carlson and Chris Cuomo Debate Trump, Abortion, and COVID – Viral Video
https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2024/03/tucker-carlson-and-chris-cuomo-debate.html
FTA: “…research that I conducted with my colleagues suggests that concern about climate change has had a significant effect on voters’ choices in the past two presidential elections”
So basically, he and his pals in the Newsroom had a chat and are suggesting that everyone else feels the same way.
No, not even close.