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Six Senate Races With Climate Implications

Wonk Room has identified six Senate races with serious implications for climate change or, as Brad Johnson puts it, in which a strong vote for climate runs a

Jul 31, 20205.6K Shares330.4K Views
Wonk Room has identifiedsix Senate races with serious implications for climate change or, as Brad Johnson puts it, “in which a strong vote for climate runs a serious risk of being replaced by a global warming denier.”
Here are the races:
PA: Joe Sestak v. Pat Toomey
CO: Michael Bennet v. Ken Buck
WA: Patty Murray v. Dino Rossi
NV: Harry Reid v. Sharron Angle
CA: Barbara Boxer v. Carly Fiorina
WI: Russ Feingold v. Ron Johnson
One other interesting statistic in the post: Wonk Room says 36 or the 37 Senate seats of for grabs this year “involve Republican candidates who are global warming deniers or oppose climate action.”
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