Climate campaigners made a serious strategic mistake. They demanded that voters treat uncertain long-term projections as more urgent than present-day necessities. They attached climate policy to higher fuel prices, restricted consumer choice, expensive electricity, industrial regulation, and enormous government subsidies. Then they acted surprised when voters resisted. Well, what did they expect when they lied, were overly dramatic, and were wrong time and time again?
The “climate crisis” headlines forced down the throats of the American people began to really ramp up when socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and unhinged leftist Sen. Ed Markey introduced the Green New Deal in early 2019. Today, after a summer of climate hysterics about warming, as we shall see below, reality is asserting itself as we have record cold and ice gains where it counts. When you see what is happening right now at the poles, in Canada, South America, Russia, and Greenland, there is really concerning climate news, but it’s cold news, bitterly cold.
The public was repeatedly told that every heatwave, storm, drought, and wildfire confirmed an accelerating planetary emergency. This approach created fatigue, suspicion, and resentment. As a result, climate change barely registers as a voting issue in America.
