"Climate Change Denial Could Hurt Scott Brown in New Hampshire"

"Carpetbagger Scott Brown is discovering that his newfound refusal to accept climate science may hurt him in November’s New Hampshire Senate election. According to a new poll commissioned by the League of Conservation Voters, 48 percent of New Hampshire voters say they would be less likely to support a candidate who does not acknowledge the reality of climate change, versus only 21 percent who say they would be more likely.

The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning firm. It found Brown trailing Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen by six points. LCV is running television commercials and robocalls attacking Brown for receiving heavy financial support from out-of-state oil barons like the Koch brothers who approve of his record of protecting tax loopholes for oil companies.

Brown, the former Republican senator from Massachusetts, is a gifted politician. He had to be in order to win the 2010 special Senate election as a Republican in a heavily blue state. He lost his bid for reelection in 2012, to Elizabeth Warren, but even while losing, he outperformed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who was at the top of the Republican ticket."

Ben Adler reports for Grist September 12, 2014.