in the Utah primary race for retiring Senator Mitt Romney’s seat. There were three other candidates in the race—Trump-endorsed Trent Staggs , Brad R. Wilson , and Jason Walton . Mr. Curtis is running against Democrat, a mountaineer and environmental activist. Given that red state Utah has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in over half a century , Curtis will be Utah’s new junior Senator.
When I was in D.C. a few months ago, I had coffee with Mr. Barnard. We had a wide ranging conservation in which he told me about how Mr. Curtis was inspired to establish the CCC after a hike in his district with him and Mr. Benji Backer one of the co-founders of the ACC. Here’s a, was very helpful in mobilizing thousands of younger voters during the Utah Senate primary. Another person who played an important role in the formation of the CCC is Ms. Heather Reams, President of the center-right.
Do I think climate-conscious conservatives have all the right answers? Of course not. I don’t think climate-conscious liberals do either. Ithink we need the best ideas from across the political spectrum. This has only recently become possible because of decades of climate denialism by the vast majority of the GOP. That is changing and Mr. Curtis has played a major role in this. At the same time, we’re seeing the emergence of the “Eco-Right”, and it is finding its voice to engage with liberals.