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Energy is at the heart of the two issues that will determine this election: high prices and foreign policy. Food, utilities and consumer goods prices have increased by more than 20% under the Biden-Harris administration, all driven by expensive energy.
At the same time, soaring energy prices created a windfall for Russia and Iran's respective national economies, and both countries strengthened their war machines.
Energy is on the ballot in this election, and Vice President Kamala Harris has gotten her positions on energy wrong almost every step of the way, completely defeating everyone from oil speculators to Green New Deal supporters. It's confusing.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a rally at the Resch Expo Center on October 17, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Here are three ways Kamala Harris and her campaign have undermined her own energy policy.
Energy workers in key battleground states worried about Harris: 'No one will believe her'
To fracking or not to fracking?
Although often accused of being a “word salad,” he was the senator who spoke about the 2019 ban on fracking. Harris was crystal clear. “There's no question that I support banning fracking,” she said flatly during a CNN town hall. She told the audience live on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” that she was determined to “end fracking once and for all.”
But since becoming a presidential candidate in July, Harris has worked hard to reverse that position without a plausible explanation. At the only presidential debate in September, he insisted that “hydraulic fracturing will not be banned'' to reassure blue-collar workers in battleground states.
It started this week with climate advisers in a camp playing a game of Uno dropping a “reverse” card on a “reverse” card and telling reporters that Prime Minister Harris “doesn't support expansion” of fossil fuels and fracking. That was until.
Biden administration's gas export moratorium puts Harris at risk of losing critical battleground, Democrats demand change of course
Of course, no one can understand what this means. This is a reference to John Kerry's infamous 2004 inequality policy: “I voted for $87 billion before I actually voted against it.” – It’s a shame.
Harris and her campaign staff are desperate to get voters to believe what they want to believe. If you like hydraulic fracturing, Harris is for hydraulic fracturing. If you don't, good news, she won't either.
oil and gas production
In another Harris-versus-Harris moment, the presidential candidate stumbled over his own remarks against oil companies. The 2019 candidate wanted to bring criminal charges against oil company executives. As recently as August, Harris boasted that she had “taken on” a big oil deal.
Oil advocates are 'skeptical' of Harris Pivot on fracking, but say her shift signals 'a winning issue'
That was then. Now, Harris is celebrating record oil and gas production, crediting the success to “an approach that recognizes that we can't be too dependent on foreign oil.” It is claimed that. This contradicts many of the actions of the Biden-Harris administration.
On foreign policy, President Biden-Harris eased oil sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. On domestic policy, the administration has issued the fewest oil and gas leases since World War II, sending market signals that it will keep oil prices higher than previous presidential administrations.
Once again, Harris says, if you like oil, I like it too. And if you don't like oil, don't worry, neither do I. And we're all confused.
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Mandatory EV
Perhaps most infuriating is Harris' position on gas-powered cars. As a senator, Harris supported legislation that would ban internal combustion engines. As vice president, her administration issued an executive order requiring 50% off all vehicle sales to be electric vehicles by 2030. Her home state of California has gone even further by requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric or hybrid by 2035. .
On the campaign trail, and especially in Flint, Michigan, presidential candidates vow to “never tell you how careful you need to be when driving.” Conveniently, a change of heart comes as consumer demand for electric vehicles slows and unsold cars gather dust on the lot.
Sen. Harris, Vice President Harris, presidential candidate Harris, and the Harris campaign disagree, resulting in confusion.
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Markets are in turmoil as they seek stable policy measures to inform myriad business decisions. Foreign policy is in turmoil as world leaders and villains look for signals to deal with the world's greatest superpower. The industry is in economic turmoil and unsure of how to plan for an uncertain future.
Americans are tired of the chaos and long for the certainty and normalcy promised by the Biden-Harris administration. Energy is on the ballot this election, and voters deserve much more and much better than what Harris gave them.
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