Centrist voters are increasingly placing a priority on these issues at a federal level, according to researchNext election test of leadership on climate and the environmentThe next election could shape up as an important contest for centrist voters who consider climate and environmental concerns as a test of leadership according to leading social researcher Rebecca Huntley. Huntley says her work increasingly shows voters broadly connect environmental issues such as climate change, energy, clean air and water, food security and waste with capacity for leadership. CIRCA also excluded anyone who were solely focused on environmental issues as well as those who strongly agreed that there was too much government regulation related to environmental protection. The NLEC 2016 Liberal voters self-identify as centrists in the AES data. “The former cohort is up for grabs over environment issues between Labor and the Greens, but the latter cohort is largely a competition between Labor and the Liberal party.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2018 21:11 UTC