Given recent events[1], one cannot stress the word deep enough. To be honest though, it's not just the republican candidate who thinks that global warming is a non-issue. It's the entire Republican party.
Of course, I can't help but referring my all time favorite Daily Show clip, Burn Notice [2].
"Since hitting its earliest minimum extent since 1997, Arctic sea ice has been expanding at a phenomenal rate. Already it is greater than at the same date in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015. Put another way, it is the fourth highest extent in the last ten years. Even more remarkably, ice growth since the start of the month is actually the greatest on record, since daily figures started to be kept in 1987"
Hardly the kind of observation to get wide coverage.
You're not the first and you won't be the last but it's useful to know the difference between sea ice and land based ice shelves and why they shouldn't be conflated.
Democrats had the presidency, senate, and house all under their control and didn't act like they believed it was a serious issue. It was a time where they could have done something big (e.g., carbon tax). But it was politically more useful to take token measures, stay friends with the carbon industry, and keep climate change as a political issue. If you want something done, you should pick us! If we do it, then maybe you don't need to pick us anymore. Keep chasing the carrot.
Of course, I can't help but referring my all time favorite Daily Show clip, Burn Notice [2].
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGEzFbRl-g8
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgZfhnCAdI