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ClimateThe GuardianEvent: IranNewsroom: United KingdomAttributed to source2026-10-16About 1 min to read this excerpt2 versionsDesk template

US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent?

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US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent?

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US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/midterms-voters-climate-crisis-candidates

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Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis Most Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, want to know how political leaders are going to fix it. But in midterm election campaigns across the US, candidates have responded to this desire with near silence. People in the US have this year endured a record hot summer as well as soaring costs, equating to roughly $2,000 per household , in extra energy and mortgage payments, due to the country’s dependence on a fossil fuel supply scrambled by Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran. Continue reading...

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Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis Most Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, want to know how political leaders are going to fix it. But in midterm election campaigns across the US, candidates have responded to this desire with near silence. People in the US have this year endured a record hot summer as well as soaring costs, equating to roughly $2,000 per household , in extra energy and mortgage payments, due to the country’s dependence on a fossil fuel supply scrambled by Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran. Continue reading...

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  1. First on desk · 10/16/2026, 10:00:18 PM
    US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent?
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  2. Update · 10/16/2026, 10:00:18 PM
    US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent?
    Original link
The Guardian reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis Most Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, want to know how political leaders are going to fix it. But in midterm election campaigns across the US, candidates have responded to this desire with near silence. People in the US have this year endured a record hot summer as well as soaring costs, equating to roughly $2,000 per household , in extra energy and mortgage payments, due to the country’s dependence on a fossil fuel supply scrambled by Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran. Continue reading... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/midterms-voters-climate-crisis-candidates

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Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis Most Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, want to know how political leaders are going to fix it. But in midterm election campaigns across the US, candidates have responded to this desire with near silence. People in the US have this year endured a record hot summer as well as soaring costs, equating to roughly $2,000 per household , in extra energy and mortgage payments, due to the country’s dependence on a fossil fuel supply scrambled by Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran. Continue reading...

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