GUEST COLUMN: The conservative case for climate advocacy
Illustration by Daena Faustino. —
By Tony Maurer, Michigan State freshman studying constitutional law and political theory.
As the United States begins to recover from one of the most competitive elections in its history, we have been reminded that many elections are decided by thousands of votes, not millions. When margins in many key states are small, it is imperative that the Republican Party look into why the ballots were cast the way they were.
Republicans entered the election season more trusted than the Democratic Party in handling the economy; however, Democrats were far more trusted in environmental issues. In battleground states like Michigan, messaging on every issue is extremely important, but only a few Republicans chose to include a conservative solution to climate change in their messaging.