Republicans Used to Love Wind and Solar. That Romance Has Cooled.
Republicans Used to Love Wind and Solar. That Romance Has Cooled.
A new Pew Research Center survey finds Republican support for wind, solar and electric vehicles has tanked since President Biden was elected, mostly among those 65 and older.
It's almost like the fact that they became practical meant that they could no longer be waved about as a delay tactic, so the right-wing press started bashing renewables.
I don’t remember them ever backing wind and solar . . .
I don't remember them backing it publicly either. However, there are plenty of farmers in TX that absolutely love wind power and all the extra income.
It's about the voters' views, not the elected officials.
Not nowadays…
mostly among those 65 and older
Well at least it won't be that way for much longer then
The few outspoken conservatives I know hate solar and wind because China is doing solar and wind. It is also their chief reason for not liking rail, or building ports, or TikTok.
No shit Sherlock