politics
March 29, 2026
Democrats can’t quit their clean-energy-only agenda
Wisely sensing a political opening with gasoline prices up by more than $1 per gallon since the start of the Iran war, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) outlined an energy agenda that Democrats would pursue in 2027 should they win the congressional elections this November. Unfortunately, his speech revealed Democrats to have learned nothing from their 2024 defeat. They are still peddling an agenda limited to costly, inefficient, but supposedly clean energy that drives prices higher.
TL;DR
- Democrats are proposing an energy agenda for 2027.
- The agenda aims to leverage rising gasoline prices as a political opportunity.
- The plan exclusively focuses on clean energy, described as costly and inefficient.
- This strategy is criticized for potentially driving prices higher.
- The article suggests this approach reflects a failure to learn from past electoral defeats.
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