A spokesman for President Obama’s reelection campaign suggested Thursday that climate change is unlikely to take center stage in the 2012 White House battle, noting that Obama’s contrast with GOP rival Mitt Romney is already apparent.
“Clearly [climate change] is something that is important to the administration, but right now we are obviously going to be focusing on jobs and the economy and talking about what our contrast is,” said Tom Reynolds.
Climate change has played little role in the Obama-Romney match-up, disappointing advocates including Al Gore.
But Reynolds — on a call with reporters scheduled to bash Romney’s energy plans — noted that Obama has taken “historic” steps on curbing carbon pollution, other environmental matters and cutting oil import reliance.
