Republicans don't get climate science, because of blowhards that tell them lies

Many observers have decried the politicization of climate science, while others have scratched their heads about how increasing scientific certainty is translating into increased resistance to what it means in the GOP rank-and-file sheepledom. Well, the blame for that can be placed directly on the anti-science twibblings of those to whom the sheepledom listen.

It works like this:
“The effects of educational attainment and self-reported understanding on beliefs about climate science and personal concern about global warming are positive for liberals and Democrats, but are weaker or negative for conservatives and Republicans.”


and this:

"New information on climate change (e.g., an IPCC report) is thus unlikely to reduce the political divide. Instead, citizens’ political orientations filter such learning opportunities in ways that magnify this divide. Political elites selectively interpret or ignore new climate change studies and news stories to promote their political agendas. Citizens, in turn, listen to their favored elites and media sources where global warming information is framed in a manner consistent with their pre-existing beliefs on the issue (Hindman 2009).We believe this occurred within the American public between 2001 and 2010, and our results seem to bear this out."

Translation: Liars stay in business because the people they are lying to believe them.

Good on you, Morano!