Hey, Candidates, Please Don't Mention Us

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Oct. 28, 2015

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"But Phil Sharp, a former Indiana Democratic congressman and now the president of the Resources for the Future think tank, said he's also heard from some climate-friendly Republican colleagues who would rather not see too much discussion during primary season, when the pressure will be on the candidates to take an aggressive and contrarian stance. 'They're likely to box themselves in, unfortunately,' Sharp said. It could be even more challenging if a Republican were elected president, he added, and had to 'figure out how to suddenly shift gears and then be accused of flip-flopping.'"

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