June 26, 2020
With Friends Like These
”The Heart Decides and Reason Justifies”: A conservative climate activist’s evolution
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In This Episode
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) was proud of his Tea Party bona fides, until his son said he couldn’t vote for a climate change denier. Inglis wound up changing his mind, and gained one vote but lost a lot more — he’s now a former congressman, on a mission to recruit more conservatives to the climate cause.
You can find out more about Inglis’ organization at RepublicEN.org.