Don't get too smug.
The Democrats have people with their own science mythologies, mostly expressed as irrational fear of technologies like genetic engineering, nuclear power, "chemicals," etc. Others firmly hold beliefs that match pretty much anything a fundamentalist has for weirdness.
Just making a small point.
That said, the organization supporting this appears to be intelligent and at least marginally bipartisan, and I think debates on this are a great idea if you can find moderators smart enough to pull it off. I'd support it.