The climate crisis is shaping our presidential campaign — and it could bring us together

A version of this article appeared earlier in Salon

Historically, climate has been seen as not a “voting issue” — too distant and abstract to drive voter behavior. In 2016 nationwide polls, climate and the environment were top priority issues for only 2 to 6 percent of voters. This year is clearly very different. California polls all year have found climate the most important issue to Democrats, including conservatives. Exit polls in New Hampshire made clear that climate change was…