Harris Needs to Be Pennsylvania Fracking’s Biggest Champion

Metadata

  • Author: Noah Smith
  • Full Title: Harris Needs to Be Pennsylvania Fracking’s Biggest Champion
  • Category:articles
  • Summary: Kamala Harris is struggling to gain support in Pennsylvania, a key state for the upcoming election, mainly due to concerns about her past stance on fracking. To win over voters, she needs to clearly promise to expand fracking and highlight its importance to the state’s economy. This approach would not only help her campaign but also align with good energy policy.
  • URL: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/harris-needs-to-be-pennsylvania-frackings

Highlights

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  • Joe Biden ended up doing exactly the right thing by encouraging fracking rather than trying to strangle it. But as with so many other policies, he did it quietly, and has failed to get as much credit as he deserved. (View Highlight)
  • Biden has generally been a modest President who does good things without taking sufficient credit for doing them. (View Highlight)