Young voters, including Republicans, are growing more concerned about the environment. Why some conservatives say that could spell trouble for the GOP in the future.
This is the first presidential election Giancarlo Da Motta will be old enough to vote in, but the 18-year-old from Miami's top priority is one that neither candidate spends much time talking about: climate. 'People are getting killed,' he said to Fox News Digital of the increasingly intense hurricanes, floods and record-breaking heat hitting his state in recent years. 'It's very intense.
It's not a party by party issue,' he said. But young voters' and Independents' growing concerns about the environment have disproportionately benefited the Democratic Party and may have even cost Republicans the 2020 presidential election, according to one study.
Ignoring environmental issues altogether isn't a good strategy for Republicans, Barnard cautioned. 'I think having a stance on is better than not having one,' Da Motta said while attending the nonpartisan Youth VoteFest in Milwaukee during last month's Republican National Convention. The incoming freshman at Miami Dade College wanted to see a 'pragmatic' approach to environmental concerns.
They also want to show young people that 'conservatives do care' about the environment, Barnard said, and 'have better ideas.' 'We should go about them in a way that doesn't destroy the economy, doesn't increase American reliance on China, doesn't make people's lives harder, but actually unleashes innovation, makes energy prices go down, makes the country healthier and safer for future generations,' he said.
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