1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LWAJgkfhlU"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/gop-debate-a-rating-s-triumph-but-not-for-all-candidates/">GOP debate a rating’s triumph, but not for all candidates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/gop-debate-a-rating-s-triumph-but-not-for-all-candidates/embed/#?secret=LWAJgkfhlU" width="600" height="338" title="“GOP debate a rating’s triumph, but not for all candidates” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="LWAJgkfhlU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> According to overnight Nielsen ratings, 16 percent of homes were tuned into the Fox News prime-time GOP debate between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. last night. That would make it twice as big as the previous record holder, with upward of ten million viewers. Put simply, it was the most-watched debate in history. Even the earlier debate at 5 p.m. saw an upswell of viewers tuning in to see the seven underdogs who didn't fare as well in five national polls. Based on each candidate's performance, they may rise in the polls or drop even further from the limelight. The questions in both debates ran the gamut from the economy to terrorism to ISIS to even the Donald. The planet's ecosystem didn't fare as well. In the 5 p.m. debate, Sen. Lindsey Graham was asked about climate change, due to his earlier stance on saying it was primarily man-made and then saying it wasn't. His reply: he would debate policy solutions, but not the underlying science. Graham has gained a reputation in his party for saying greenhouse gases are warming the planet and has even worked with Democrats on cap-and-trade legislation. All of which may sound ignoble in light of recent statements that belied his actual record on global warming.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_graham_debate.jpg