And that is the role that campaign finance is playing and Citizens United is playing in our current political system. Candidates cannot even look at the scientific facts, but are terrorized that if they speak up and listen to science, they may lose substantial amounts of campaign funding. which makes the link between a major issue, climate change, and our disastrous campaign finance system. Let me thank all of you for being out here today. (11:09–11:21)
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Asserts that candidates fear losing campaign funding if they acknowledge scientific facts on climate change.
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