Democrats Criticize Upcoming Debate For Not Including Climate Change

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Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is leading an effort to ensure climate is addressed at every presidential debate this cycle.





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A recent poll from Climate Nexus, Vice Media Group and other climate groups, found that 74% of voters said it was important to ask about climate change during the debates. In an NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll earlier this month, climate became the top priority for likely Democratic voters.

An additional topic Wallace plans to address with the candidates is «Race and Violence in our Cities. The framing of the topic has drawn criticism from some corners for conflating the issues of race and violence, with many seeing it as characterizing the nationwide protests over racial injustice and police brutality as inherently violent themselves.

President Trump frequently campaigns on the idea of «law and order and has pushed for law enforcement crackdowns in cities because of the protests, some of which have led to violence.



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