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Meet the young conservative pushing the Republican Party on climate
When you think about issues that Republicans care about, climate change probably doesn’t come to mind. It’s something Benji Backer is trying to fix. The 26-year-old Appleton, Wisconsin native argues the Republican Party needs to change its stance on …