IN YOUR BACKYARD: The People’s Fight for Accountability

Last week’s midterm elections signaled a massive signal for accountability and change, not just in Washington but in states across the country.

Many voters made clear that their choices were driven by outrage over affordability and the failure of their representatives to fight Trump’s crusade for dirty data centers, cost-raising energy policies, and corruption. An exit poll commissioned by Climate Power and others found that nearly two thirds of voters blamed the president and his allies in Congress for their costly energy bills, and they’re demanding change that brings down household costs.

Democrats flipped seats in places they have rarely competed in recent years. In Texas, they swept every statewide seat after going decades without any Democrat winning a statewide race.

Luke talked to two people in swing states Arizona and North Carolina where their congressional districts were overtaken by this blue wave, and reconnected with another in Texas, about what they hope to see from new leaders after the decisive shift in political power. He also chatted with Rep. Melanie Stansbury, a congressional Democrat from New Mexico who is shaping a climate agenda for the future.