New Polling Data Shows Virginians Support Addressing Climate Change

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As some readers will recall, in order to secure any GOP support for a study of how the Commonwealth of Virginia should address increasing problems with rising sea levels and climate change, the legislation had to delete the terms "rising sea levels" and all references to "climate change" and "global warming."   The only term that was acceptable to the GOP crazy folk in the General Assembly was "repetitive flooding."  Now a new poll reveals just how out of step today's Virginia GOP is on climate change: 81% of respondents said climate change is happening.  And these folks wonder why they lost across the board in the recent statewide elections?  The charts above reflect the poll findings.  Here are some highlights:

The data shows that a majority of people in Virginia recognize the reality of climate change and the need to take urgent action - 81% of Virginians believe that climate change is occurring, and 76% believe it will pose a serious problem for the United States. 

In addition:

• 59% believe that the federal government should do more to address the warming climate; 
• 63% believe that the United States should take action to address climate change regardless of whether other countries do; 
• 81% support action to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants; and 
• 79% favor a national cap-and-trade program to limit carbon pollution.

Seriously, to be a Republican nowadays, one truly does need to be either clinically insane or have had a lobotomy.