Barney Frank: GOP paid price for 'abysmal stupidity' on climate change

The Hill: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said climate change hurt Republicans at the ballot box Tuesday because Superstorm Sandy brought increased attention to the topic. Frank noted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's endorsement of President Obama, which he said he made partially because of Obama's position on climate change. The mayor said Sandy brought the election's stakes into "sharp relief" for him. "Climate change -- it brought on the endorsement of Mike Bloomberg, because one of the things...

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