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Voters trust Democrats to address climate change and clean energy far more than Republicans, and there's majority support for multitrillion-dollar investments to massively expand emissions-free fuels, new polling shows.What they found: The from the lefty think tank Data for Progress shows an advantage for Democrats on those topics that's far outside the margin of error, compared to the more even split on jobs and the economy.What they're saying: "[C]limate change presents especially favorable terrain upon which the Democratic Party can engage their Republican counterparts," a memo alongside the wide-ranging survey argues.One level deeper: One of the other questions gauged support for something that resembles Joe Biden's existing plan (but with a more aggressive timeline).It offers two statements about a $5 trillion plan to move the U.S. to "100% clean energy" by 2040.The result: 58% of likely voters backed the $5 trillion plan while 42% opposed it. Among Democrats, support was 76%, while it was 59% among independents and 32% among likely GOP voters.The intrigue: Another takeaway is that various climate commitments would make younger voters more likely to back Biden without bleeding support among older ones.Of note: The overall survey of likely voters has a ±2.2% margin of error, but for questions broken down by party affiliation it's 4% for Democrats and 4.2% for Republicans.80% of Americans believe that the current situation in the United States is "out of control," according to a poll of 1,000 registered voters.Why it matters: The dual crises of the coronavirus pandemic and racial unrest have Americans pessimistic about the state of the country.Global: Total confirmed cases as of 12 p.m. ET: — Total deaths: — Total recoveries — — .U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 12 p.m ET: — Total deaths: — Total recoveries: — Total tested: — .Public health: Disparities in D.C. — Why the pandemic is .Transportation: on social distancing.World: in pandemic fallout.Education: Students and teachers .Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Senate Democrats are set to "fight like hell" in order to pass a sweeping new police reform bill, calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to bring it up by the end of the month.Why it matters: The bill represents the most drastic overhaul of federal policing laws in decades, .

Voters trust Democrats to address climate change and clean energy far more than Republicans, and there's majority support for multitrillion-dollar investments to massively expand emissions-free fuels, new polling shows.What they found: The from the lefty think tank Data for Progress shows an advantage for Democrats on those topics that's far outside the margin of error, compared to the more even split on jobs and the economy.What they're saying: "[C]limate change presents especially favorable terrain upon which the Democratic Party can engage their Republican counterparts," a memo alongside...

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