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Becky Bromley-Trujillo

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Associate Professor of Political Science @CNU. Research on US climate policy + U.S. state politics. Virginia Pollster. Mom to 2 humans, dog & cat. Loves nature. Views are my own.

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · Nov 15

👋 I am a political scientist and VA pollster studying US environmental policy & political behavior. I post academic research, climate change stuff, politics, pics of nature, pets (🦮and 🐈 ), cute coffee shops, & gardens 🌸 ! I share my political views on here, but not in my classroom. Views are my own

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 2d

Ten years after the Paris Agreement was signed, the global energy transition seems unstoppable, but a new report shows that more ambitious national climate plans are needed to curb global warming close to the agreement’s temperature target.

New Report Marks a Decade of Progress, Challenges on Global Decarbonization - Inside Climate News

Extreme shifts in federal climate policy will make it hard for the U.S. to reach the Paris Agreement targets, but action by states, cities and businesses could still deliver significant emissions cuts...

insideclimatenews.org

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump is underwater in his approval rating (-15); 41% of Virginia likely voters approve of his job performance while 56% disapprove; 3% say they don’t know 10/10

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

50% of Virginia likely voters approve of Governor Youngkin’s job performance while 42% disapprove; 8% say they don’t know. 9/

Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

On which Gov candidate will handle policy issues better, Spanberger has edge on clim change(+26), repro rights(+20), healthcare(+18), transgender policy(+13), K-12 edu(+12), threats to democracy(+10), inflation (+9), fed workforce(+8), gun policy(+7), immigration (+6), taxes (+4) & crime(+2). 8/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

Top issues among Virginians vary by party ID- Republican's are closely split between inflation, immigration, & crime; Dems top priorities are threats to democracy, healthcare, & inflation; Independent's top priorities are threats to democracy, inflation, & healthcare 7/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

Top of mind issues for VA likely voters are threats to democracy (19%), inflation (18%), immigration (10%), and healthcare (10%) 6/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

For the generic ballot, the Democratic Party has a 7-point advantage over the Republican Party (51% to 44%) in House of Delegates races 5/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

In the Attorney General race, Democrat Jay Jones is leading Incumbent Republican Jason Miyares by 6 points, 49% to 43%; 9% are undecided 4/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

In the Lieutenant Governor’s race, Virginia State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has a 9 point lead over Republican John Reid 48% to 39% with 12% undecided 3/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

In the VA Governor's race former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger leads Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears by 10-points, 52-42 with 6% undecided with just over 4 weeks to election day 2/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

We surveyed 805 Virginia likely voters in our latest Wason Center poll. We cover statewide races (Gov., LG, AG), a generic ballot for VA House of Delegates, top of mind policy issues, & gov/pres approval. #VirginiaElections Full results here: cnu.edu/wasoncenter/...

Spanberger Leads Earle-Sears by 10 Points in the Race for Governor

Hashmi Leads Reid by 9 points in Lt. Governor Contest; Jones Leads Miyares by 6 Points in Attorney General Race

cnu.edu

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump is underwater in his approval rating (-15); 41% of Virginia likely voters approve of his job performance while 56% disapprove; 3% say they don’t know 10/10

Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

50% of Virginia likely voters approve of Governor Youngkin’s job performance while 42% disapprove; 8% say they don’t know. 9/

Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

On which Gov. candidate will handle policy issues better, Spanberger has edge on clim change (+26), repro rights (+20), healthcare (+18), transgender policy(+13), K-12 edu (+12), threats to democracy(+10), inflation(+9), fed workforce (+8), gun policy(+7), immigration(+6), taxes(+4) & crime(+2). 8/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

Top of mind issues for VA likely voters are threats to democracy (19%), inflation (18%), immigration (10%), and healthcare (10%) 6/

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

For the generic ballot, the Democratic Party has a 7-point advantage over the Republican Party (51% to 44%) in House of Delegates races 5/

Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

In the Attorney General race, Democrat Jay Jones is leading Incumbent Republican Jason Miyares by 6 points, 49% to 43%; 9% are undecided 4/

Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 2d

In the Lieutenant Governor’s race, Virginia State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has a 9 point lead over Republican John Reid 48% to 39% with 12% undecided 3/

Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 3d

Portland is one of my favorite cities, but more importantly, it is absolutely disgusting to treat its people with such blind contempt in an effort to feed a false narrative.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3d

"fired tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls without any clear signs of provocation"

literally making propaganda videos to justify the military deployment for the regime - declare Portland "war ravaged" then attack protestors to create videos that depict conflict and chaos

Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 3d

*Stay tuned* New Wason Center Virginia elections poll out tomorrow afternoon. Survey covers statewide races (Gov, LG, AG), House of Delegates generic ballot, top of mind issues + who VA likely voters believe will handle each issue best among Gov. candidates #VirginiaElections

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 4d

Pretty sky from a couple nights ago that I forgot to post. Everything feels like chaos except that sky right now

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10d

A third of the nation’s climate adaptation centers may close, which would hamper projects aimed to help people, wildlife, land and water react to a changing climate.

Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers

A third of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are expected to drastically wind down and possibly close after Sept. 30.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Becky Bromley-Trujillo @prof-b-t.bsky.social · 10d

I absolutely love #pumpkinseason in Virginia 🎃🍂🍁