If we have $X to invest in power I’d rather it were invested in solar and wind, which returns more kWh per dollar and in a shorter timeframe.

Unless the scenario is totally different where you live, pro-nuclears are mainly "we need more nuclear, less rerewables, don't care about fossils, just guaranteed production", while pro-renewables are mainly "we need more renewables, less or no fossils and as few nuclear as possible".

If someone is getting wiped from the mix because of renewables, it is coal and fuel, not nuclear.