Democrats and Republicans can't even agree on the weather: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only 200 miles separate Michael Tilden and Miranda Garcia in rain-soaked Iowa. But they are worlds apart when it comes to their opinion of the weather.
Garcia, a 38-year-old former journalist and Democrat from Des Moines, thinks flooding has been getting worse in the state, which just came out of its wettest 12-months on record. Tilden, a 44-year-old math teacher and Republican from Sioux City, thinks otherwise: “I’ve noticed essentially the same weather pattern every single year," he said.
Their different takes underscore a broader truth about the way Americans perceive extreme weather: Democrats are far more likely to believe droughts, floods, wildfires, hurricanes and tropical storms have become more frequent or intense where they live in the last decade, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll https://tmsnrt.rs/2XY4s9j.
The divergence shows how years of political squabbling over global warming - including disputes over its existence - have grown deep roots, distorting the way Americans view the world around them. The divide will play into the 2020 election as Democratic hopefuls seek to sell aggressive proposals to reduce or even end fossil fuel consumption by drawing links between climate change and recent floods, storms and wildfires.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-and-republicans-cant-even-agree-on-the-weather-reuters-ipsos-poll/ar-AAEQsN7?li=BBnbcA1
The problem the Republicans have is that Trump pisses on them and tells them it's raining. They believe rain is gold in color and warm in temperature as a result.