According to The New York Times, mandating the elimination of fossil fuels in the generating sector is popular with moderate voters. If only the DNC could be as good at messaging.
New York Times (8/6/24) reports: "Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a former schoolteacher who was first elected to Congress in 2006, will be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, she announced this morning, ending several days of speculation. The choice will very likely shine a light on the state of Minnesota, home to areas like 'climate-proof Duluth,' which has seen a flood of new residents fleeing climate change over the last few years. But Minnesota is also home of the one of the most remarkable transitions to clean energy in the country. As Coral Davenport put it, over his two terms as governor, Walz 'has quietly emerged as one of the nation’s most forceful advocates for tackling climate change.'...In 2023, Walz signed a law requiring Minnesota to generate or procure all of its electricity from wind, solar and other carbon-free sources by 2040, eliminating the climate-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants. Working with Democrats in the State Legislature, Walz managed to push through nearly 40 other climate initiatives...Whether Walz’s efforts to fight climate change will matter to voters depends on how Democrats sell it, experts in public opinion told me. Walz has been praised for his plain-spoken, often upbeat communication style that could break through with moderate swing state voters."
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