In Alaska, Doubts About Climate Change Rise With a New Politician - NYTimes.com

The attack amounted to "corroboration" for voters that Murkowski is too willing to side with Democrats, says Dave Dittman, a Republican pollster and consultant who worked in the past with Murkowski's father, Frank.

"Alaskans by a wide, wide margin do not believe in man-caused global warming," he said, pointing to a recent poll by his firm finding that just 33 percent of state residents believe humans are contributing to climate change. Five percent said the planet is cooling.
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...That position is finding a home in several races around the country, as conservative candidates tap into voter uncertainty around climate change while defining it as an ideological agenda item for Democrats and their GOP allies.
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Back in Alaska, the winner of the GOP primary for lieutenant governor, Mead Treadwell, also questions whether human activities play a role in climate change.