Flailing Barbara Comstock Joins Climate "Solutions" Caucus (5% LCV Lifetime Score)

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Comstock, whose voting record on climate issues is abysmal, joined the much-maligned House Climate Solutions Caucus in June 2017 because she recognized voters wanted her to be better on climate issues. She is one of the many vulnerable Republican candidates who have joined the caucus since Trump took office. The caucus has been widely criticized for admitting Republicans who are in fact “climate peacocks” — a term used to describe politicians who want to put on a display of caring about climate change, without actually having to follow that up with action.

What’s interesting is that because of the makeup of the electorate in the 10th district, simply joining a caucus and saying something about an issue is not enough, according to Mike Town, executive director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. “They’re savvy voters and they expect action from their elected officials,” Town said in an interview with ThinkProgress.

The 10th district is unique, not only in Virginia but nationally, because it’s full of federal workers. “It’s even easier to nationalize an election in that district,” Town emphasized, “compared to metro Columbus and other suburban parts of the country.” Voters in the 10th district “want elected officials who trust science, who recognize that not only is climate change happening but it’s a threat and a concern and we need to address it,” Town said.

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Wexton has a 97 percent lifetime score from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for her work in the general assembly. Comstock, who was first elected to Congress in 2014, earned a 9 percent rating from LCV for her voting record in 2017. She has a 5 percent lifetime score from the environmental group. Prior to her election, Comstock served as a political aide to (Ed. - Former Rep. Frank) Wolf, who had an unremarkable three-decade career in Congress. His anti-environment stances weren’t as extreme as Comstock’s, but Wolf still posted only a 24 percent lifetime score on environmental issues, according to LCV.

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https://thinkprogress.org/virginia-election-environment-climate-comstock/

[beachbum bob]

1. won' fool any one

makes for a great ad mocking her