US voters want action on global heating. So why are midterm candidates ‘climate hushing’?

🔴 Why This Matters - Candidates ignoring voters' climate concerns risks alienating key constituencies in tight midterm races.

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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/29/electricity-disconnect

Source: The Guardian

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