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In 2007, a small group of concerned citizens co-founded the nonpartisan ngo Science Debate. The goal was simple: Science Debate asked presidential candidates to answer science policy questions related to issues like competitiveness, space exploration, & pandemic response.

Why? If candidates addressed #science issues, they should be more likely to arrive in office with a plan for how to deal with challenges related to health, tech & the environment. https://open.substack.com/pub/sheril/p/science-and-the-candidates?utm_source=direct&r=1j872&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web #politics
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Thanks for this information and link. I had a further look at:
https://sciencedebate.org/sciencedebate-presidential-2016.html

and was not one whit surprised by the bland and utterly non-committal response by the ultimate winner of the 2016 election.

Still - it is a good and worthy fight that you are engaged in.
in reply to Paul van Gulick

@paulvg While I formally stepped away from my role with Science Debate last year, I continue to believe it’s very important. (You’ll find more about it in Unscientific America).

Ultimately, it should be the expectation rather then exception for elected leaders to address science policy.

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