Weather Channel To Interview Presidential Candidates On Climate

The Weather Channel will interview nine presidential candidates
on the subject of climate change. 

The Weather Channel is wading into the politics of climate change.

The popular weather network will interview nine presidential candidates on the topic of climate change, according to the Associated Press.

Rather than  have a town hall style thing or a debate, which just usually devolves into "I'm better! I'm better!" the Weather Channel will conduct individual interviews.

However, Donald Trump declined to be interview.  He doesn't believe climate change is anything to worry about. Probably a Chinese hoax or something, he says.

Arguably the Democratic front runner, Joe Biden, wasn't interviewed. His campaign said the problem was scheduling conflicts, reports the AP.

Candidates will be interviewed at specific sites that highlight climate change.  For instance, Sen. Bernie Sanders will discuss the issue in a California town wrecked by wildfires. Sen. Kamala Harris will talk at a flood-prone spot along the Mississippi River.

The AP says all three Republican challengers to Trump agreed to interviews. They are Joe Walsh, Bill  Weld and Mark Sanford.

Besides Sanders and Harris, other Democratic candidates to be interveiwed are Sen Cory Booker, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke and Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

The Weather Channel admits that some people find the network a refuge from politics and might be dismayed by this series. But the network says a lot of viewers are interested in the subject.

I agree. I hope these are thoughtful interviews and I hope the journalists questioning the candidates don't let the politicians slide by with platitudes. The candidates  need to back up their statements and  reveal, as thoroughly as possible, their plans.

Climate change is finally becoming a big concern to voters and not a moment to soon.  It will be a major issue in the 2020 campaign, so kudos to the Weather Channel for doing this.