Is a Kamala crisis imminent? Research suggests it could be, due to oil and gas policies over the past few years.
A new poll in seven battleground states suggests the Biden-Harris administration’s energy policies could dent its vice presidential hopes in November, and the former president’s ability to get cheap gas to America’s pumps could provide a winning message in the final days of the campaign.
of Battleground States According to a Morning Consult poll conducted for the American Petroleum Institute, voters see a direct link between the rising cost of living and unrealistic energy and environmental guidelines from the Democrat in the White House.
“The United States remains the world leader in energy production, but the American people know that leaders in Washington must advance a plan to enhance our nation’s energy superiority for decades to come,” said API President and CEO Mike Sommers. “With geopolitical tensions rising and inflation remaining a top concern, we need policies that strengthen America’s energy role on the world stage and help consumers have access to the affordable, reliable energy they need.”
Polling data shows that inflation is a major issue across Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, with 91% to 94% of voters identifying it as such in all seven states.
Last poll showed that roughly 60% of Americans blame the government for rising inflation.
Vice President Kamala Harris has laid out a plan to fix the administration’s behavior, but former President Donald Trump has said her “Maduro plan,” which includes a proposal to freeze food prices, is “like the plans of Venezuela and the former Soviet Union.”
But with the poll showing voters recognize that lower gas prices are essential to reducing the cost of living, California’s Democratic candidate may need to read the situation better in this swing state where the election will be decided, or risk losing the election with disingenuous messaging that is at odds with what voters are experiencing with the Biden-Harris economy.
Consider this: According to API, at least 80% of people in all seven states surveyed “agree that increasing domestic oil and natural gas production would lower energy and utility costs for American consumers,” with the highest recorded being 88% in Georgia.
In must-win states like Pennsylvania, where 85% of the public say “Drill, dig, dig,” Harris’ previous opposition to fracking is unacceptable, and her teleprompter speech has yet to show her defending the unpopular policy positions that cost her the 2020 presidential election.
In fact, the survey found that swing voters want energy independence, with four in five saying they “support using America’s domestic resources instead of relying on the rest of the world.”
That includes a staggering 89% of Michiganders, many of whom remember the Trump administration. Exhibition It positions the Wolverine State as an “incubator” for the “all-tools” energy strategy that has been abandoned by the incumbent Democratic team.
This is not just a matter of cheap supplies, but also a matter of national security.
More than four in five voters in every state surveyed believe energy security is key to keeping America’s enemies at bay, with 91% in Georgia, 89% in Arizona and 88% in North Carolina believing “producing oil and natural gas domestically helps make our country safer from foreign enemies.”
The Biden Administration broke with historic energy best practices by not replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, releasing reserves this summer out of whim and political expediency rather than emergency. Of course, such rapid change might not have been necessary if President Biden had not moved to halt construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Voters also oppose the Biden administration’s efforts to mandate electric vehicles and phase out petroleum engines, and the numbers, like other polls, are compelling, especially in Democratic-leaning states that Harris is sure to win.
Eighty percent of Michiganders, 78% of Wisconsinites and 77% of Pennsylvanians say they oppose government orders that limit consumer choice, such as banning new gasoline, diesel or hybrid vehicles.
