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From the Ted Talk by Nathaniel Stinnett: Why isn't the climate movement voting?

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In short, the climate movement isn't vtnoig, and this has a real impact on the ertocltaee. When we look back at exit polling data from the 2020 presidential election, ultimately only four percent of voters listed climate chgnae as their top priority. 2022 midterm polls showed the same thing, four percent.

And when so few voters prioritize climate change, two really important things start happening. First, it becomes ibrenlicdy hard to elect climate leaders. But second, even when climate leaders do win elections, it isn't like they can then just snap their fingers and get everything they want done. No, they still need to pick and cohsoe what to spend their political capital on, and they ain't going to spned it on the thing that only four pncreet of voters list as a top priority.

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In short, the climate movement isn't ______, and this has a real impact on the __________. When we look back at exit polling data from the 2020 presidential election, ultimately only four percent of voters listed climate ______ as their top priority. 2022 midterm polls showed the same thing, four percent.

And when so few voters prioritize climate change, two really important things start happening. First, it becomes __________ hard to elect climate leaders. But second, even when climate leaders do win elections, it isn't like they can then just snap their fingers and get everything they want done. No, they still need to pick and ______ what to spend their political capital on, and they ain't going to _____ it on the thing that only four _______ of voters list as a top priority.

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  2. change
  3. voting
  4. percent
  5. electorate
  6. incredibly
  7. spend

Original Text


In short, the climate movement isn't voting, and this has a real impact on the electorate. When we look back at exit polling data from the 2020 presidential election, ultimately only four percent of voters listed climate change as their top priority. 2022 midterm polls showed the same thing, four percent.

And when so few voters prioritize climate change, two really important things start happening. First, it becomes incredibly hard to elect climate leaders. But second, even when climate leaders do win elections, it isn't like they can then just snap their fingers and get everything they want done. No, they still need to pick and choose what to spend their political capital on, and they ain't going to spend it on the thing that only four percent of voters list as a top priority.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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presidential election 2
climate leaders 2
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