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"How climate voters could swing the presidential election"
by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey & Kate Yoder for Grist [Nov 01, 2024] [Audio available]
https://grist.org/elections/climate-voters-swing-states-early-voting-harris-trump/
"In battleground states like Georgia, tens of thousands of climate-conscious voters who didn't show up in 2020 have already cast their ballots."
"In the final days before the presidential election, roughly 2,000 volunteers from all around the country are spending hours calling voters across 19 states. Their objective? Get people who care about climate change to the polls, particularly those who didn’t show up in the last presidential election."
"In an election expected to be won by a razor-thin margin, the estimated 8 million registered voters who care about the environment but didn’t vote in 2020 could swing entire states.. The organization has found 245,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania who care about climate change but seldom turn out to the polls."
"Research suggests that those climate voters who showed up in 2020 had a meaningful influence on the election. Climate change was the top factor that compelled voters under 45 who previously voted third-party, or not at all, to cast their ballots for President Joe Biden in 2020, according to a Navigator Research poll."
"Anyone who lists climate change as their top priority is considered a climate voter. But some segments of Americans are more likely to be in this group than others: Democrats, women, young people, Black people, and those with heritage from Asia and the Pacific Islands. “If you are more likely to directly feel the impacts of toxic air and toxic water and extreme weather, well, you’re probably going to care more about the climate crisis and environmental issues,” Stinnett said."
"...digital ad shown to voters in Georgia and North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene conveys the stakes of the presidential election by illustrating how climate-enhanced storms might threaten babies born today."
"The Environmental Voter Project has a different method of nudging climate-concerned voters to the polls. The group hasn’t endorsed a candidate, and they don’t talk to voters about climate change at all. Instead../\..tactics rooted in behavioral science../\..the power of peer pressure../\..asking voters how they plan to vote — early, by mail, or by Election Day"
“All we’re trying to do,” Stinnett [the Environmental Voter Project JdeB] said, “is change someone’s behavior, rather than their minds.”
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