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Kamala Harris reverses earlier anti-fracking stance and no longer supports a ban (fortune.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 72 points 2 months ago (21 children)

I'm all for banning it. But let's take an honest look at the election predictions and notice PA will almost certainly be the deciding state in November. Eastern PA is solid blue, so the election effectively comes down to Western PA, where fracking is a single issue vote.

Perfection is the enemy of progress. We have a two party system and that's not going away in 2 months. She can say she'll ban it and Trump wins PA, or she can reverse course, opt for greater regulation, and have a chance to be the most climate forward president in US history.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Also, while PA is undoubtedly a vital battleground, I want to mention that ElectoralVote currently has the tipping point state for both presidential campaigns as North Carolina: https://electoral-vote.com/evp2024/Pres/Tipping_point/Aug28.html

In other words, if Harris carries PA there's a decent chance she will also take NC by a slightly larger margin, and will already have secured the presidency without PA's electoral votes.

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