The long game

Sometimes I really adore the Washington Post's strongly liberal columnist Greg Sargent.  This is one of those times.

Never mind 2014, climate change will be a big issue in 2016

And here's why I adored him from this column, when he counts it out:

"But the long game may matter a whole lot more. To understand how some Dems see this, look back at this Pew poll from last fall. It shows that the very voter groups who could continue giving Dems a demographic edge in national elections — the same groups that Republicans must broaden their appeal among — overwhelmingly believe there is solid evidence of global warming:

* 73% of those aged 18-29 believe it’s happening.
* 76 percent of nonwhites believe it’s happening.
* 67 percent of college educated whites believe its happening.

Meanwhile, far more Republicans remain skeptical of global warming, but this is largely driven by Tea Party Republicans. While 61 percent of non-Tea Party Republicans believe there is solid evidence of global warming, only 25 percent of Tea Party Republicans believe this."

 So no matter what bilge Morano spills, it's not changing the minds of those who will count;  the ones who are numbered above.  The wind is changing and the tide is turning, no matter what the dissenters and the deniers try to say.