In reference to the title, it doesn’t appear like it will be this year. There have been no extreme weather events that have affected the country on a national scale lately. While 2015 may have been the warmest year on record, the difference between its temperatures and years before it are imperceptible to most of the US that don’t observe weather trends. How do you capture the public’s attention on an issue that arguably hasn’t contributed to any national catastrophes as of late?

Sanders and Clinton have contributed most to the topic, but they just appear to be fighting for a few remaining undecided democrat voters; they’re preaching to the choir, and I can’t imagine it would help either of them get independent or moderate republican votes in the general election.

That being said, if Kasich gets the republican nomination, he looks to be the most likely candidate to attempt to reach across to independent and moderate democrats in an appeal to climate change regulation. It’s strange to think that a republican nominee has more incentive to speak on climate change than a democratic nominee, but that may be the case.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JehM8NRDQ54J:www.lcv.org/assets/docs/presidential-candidates-on.pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us