Joe Biden hailed the “Green New Deal” as a signature achievement of his four years in office.  But now, as Trump dismantles much of that agenda, the Left is acting as if it’s political cyanide.

Over the past three months, liberals in Congress mentioned the “Green New Deal” only six times in their social media and in floor statements.  During the same period, conservatives couldn’t talk about it enough. They mentioned “Green New Deal” 337 times, universally condemning it as an expensive, elitist scam on the taxpayer.

Even worse news for the climate industrial complex is that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, haven’t bothered to reintroduce their signature resolution calling for a 10-year national mobilization to promote a “clean energy” economy.

Here’s why: Support for the Green New Deal has fallen with two key constituencies. When independent voters are asked if they think it’s important to expand wind and solar power over fossil fuels, independent voters are 20 points less likely to agree than they were in 2020.  As for minorities, they are skeptical they can enjoy a middle class lifestyle if the economy is put under a green thumb.

Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona offers a good explanation for the pushback among working class Americans: Every Latino man wants a big-ass truck. Nothing wrong with that.”

Support for renewables is shrinking fast while fossil fuels are back in vogue: