BS. Global Warming notwithstanding, there's a great deal of hostility to science among some conservatives. Look at the daily creation threads that get posted here. Look at the ham-fisted non-answer Rubio had to give when he was asked the age of the earth. He danced around the subject out of fear of offending Republican-voting constituents who believe that Adam and Eve had pet dinosaurs and at one time the earth was covered in water from the top of Mt. Everest on down for exactly 40 days.
I am not sure how that is even relevant to a political debate. People can believe whatever whey want to believe, and I guarantee there are many people in both parties that share the same beliefs on creationism. Our political discussion should be on government policy. Conservatism has little to nothing to do with religion, other than the importance of basic moral foundation.
Unfortunately, the scientific community is now tarred universally by many as junk science because of the endless faulty data and financial perversions of a percentage. I am sure many are casting aspersions on the whole of them just as republicans all get cast as anti science because of the views of a small number.