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For wind energy. some of his fellow republicans support. ed henry riding along with the camp tonight waterloo, iowa water side this evening. the president had a new dig at governor romney in pushing his wind energy plan today. >> he did, shep. it caused a lot of controversy in the romney camp. the bottom line is, the president sees a wedge here because as you noted there are some very senior republics in this state. a battleground state. like senator chuck grassley who say this tax credit is a good idea because wind power basically creates about 7,000 jobs in this state. very important to the ...

Country. by promoting one of those energy sources from above the grown. wind power. trying for second straight day to paint the new republican ticket as radical. this time for opposing a tax credit that puts them at odds with key iowa republicans. senator charles grassily and governor terry bransted. >> governor romney said let's end the tax credit for wind energy production. get rid of it. he said that new sources of energy like wind are imaginary. his running mate called them a fad. >> then the president took a swipe at the legendary story about romney once transporting his family dog on top...

Alternative energy. this is a big issue here iowans care a lot about. the wind industry here is about 7,000 jobs. that's a estimate. even the republican governor, harry branstead, has criticized romney. that was president obama's other big focus. then something unexpected happened. president obama took the sort of unusual step of -- romney for that now infamous trip in which he put the family dog shamus -- family trip -- >> kristen? >> like wind are imaginary. his running mate calls them a fad. during a speech a few months ago, governor romney even explained his energy policy this way. i'm quo...

His efforts to stimulate the wind industry, if you will. he's talked about that a couple of days now. and romney is talking about coal in iowa. i'm sorry, ohio. is green an issue that's going to be a winner at the white house? >> well, ipg i think the obama campaign does see this as a winning issue. the wind industry employees about 6 to 7,000 people here in iowa, this is something this community cares a lot about. president obama talked earlier today, pressed congress to extend a tax break for companies -- >> just want to let our viewers -- >> he got a lot of cheers, hammered romney for his o...

Policy, the politics whether they're regional politics or interest group politics, push politicians toward the absolute worst, most craven positions. protection of the incumbent fossil fuel industry that is slowly cooking the planet. i'll note that july was the warmest month in the u.s. in recorded history. but the distinct and somewhat strange contours of this year's political map are changing the political incentives around energy policy, at least in a few crucial ways. in colorado, one of the most important swing states, about 5,000 people work in wind production and nearly 37,000 work in t...