Climate Changed
Democrats' Climate Embrace Risks Swing Voters They Need in 2020
- Biden presents plan aimed at defusing critics on the left
- Leading Democrat also can’t alienate Republican-leaning voters
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Democratic voters are using climate as a litmus test for 2020 candidates -- who are proposing solutions that would have been viewed as politically unthinkable just four years ago.
The candidates are outdoing one another with multitrillion-dollar plans in a bid to win over progressive voters. These expansive proposals, which go far beyond the policies of President Barack Obama, could make Democrats less palatable to the blue-collar and Midwestern voters who fear the impact of tough climate rules on jobs and the economy.