Did the Midterms Kill Climate Politics?

Summary

Climate change was not a hot topic during this year’s midterm elections. Candidates who’d previously championed climate action walked those positions back this cycle. Abdul El-Sayed supported the Green New Deal when he ran for governor in 2018; he said he wouldn’t defend it now. James Talarico sponsored climate legislation as a state legislator in Texas and once said “fossil fuels are destroying the planet.” In his Senate run, Talarico embraced an “all of the above” energy strategy as part of a platform to protect jobs in the oil and gas industry while encouraging cleaner sources like solar…

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