Yup, because nuclear power requires humongous government investment, so the party of small government is never going to go for it, while nuclear has a bad reput

Yup, because nuclear power requires humongous government investment, so the party of small government is never going to go for it, while nuclear has a bad reputation both from a cost efficiency, lead time, and a safety point of view, so a progressive party is not likely to go for it when renewables are a much more attractive looking solution.