But Ronayne thinks the new carbon emission standards could work against Republicans . The rules could push the states over to the Republicans in the 2016 election , he says . Ronayne : The political folks are gone now and the President does not have to think about things in a political context anymore ; he gets to think about himself and the history books . States like Ohio , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin could switch from blue to red . Win two of those three states and the Republican wins the White House .
But Ronayne thinks the new carbon emission standards could work against Republicans . The rules could push the states over to the Republicans in the 2016 election , he says . Ronayne : States like Ohio , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin could switch from blue to red . Win two of those three states and the Republican wins the White House .