PBS NewsHour

Santorum Says Global Warming Is Politics, Not Science

Clip: 02/20/2012 | 11m 56s

A nationwide Gallup poll showed presidential hopeful Rick Santorum leading the GOP field with 36 percent of Republican voters. The new frontrunner, who is leading rival Mitt Romney by eight points, drew crowds and criticism Monday after he said global warming is "not climate science but political science." Jeffrey Brown reports.

Aired: 02/20/12

Rating: NR

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