For Democrats, talking about climate and its flip-side issue, fracking, is a lose-lose proposition just now. If Harris pushes anti-carbon policies, she might lose Pennsylvania.
Kevin Book, managing director of Clearview Energy Partners stated that a strong position on climate could make Kamala Harris look too progressive, which risks alienating vital voters.
Fracking is very profitable - and therefore very popular - in Pennsylvania. In 2022, the industry employed 121,000 Pennsylvanians with an average salary of $97,000.
Talk of banning fracking would go over like a lead balloon in Pennsylvania - and Harris has likely already unsettled Keystone State nerves by picking fellow anti-fracker Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
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