On Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's “OutFront,” Andrew Kaczynski, senior editor of CNN's KFile, said: report And Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, who last time ran for president threatened to prosecute oil companies, is now touting oil production, saying, “She “It has been turned upside down on a number of energy-related issues.” Kaczynski also attributed these reversals to polls showing climate change ranked last among issues important to voters, and the fact that Pennsylvania is a key state in the election. I also thought about it.
Host Erin Burnett began by saying that the campaign promotes oil and gas production, saying, “This is a significant shift from where Ms. Harris once stood on this issue, not too long ago.” said.
Then she told Kaczynski: “So, Andrew, you're banging on the table for the American oil industry and oil production, but not as usual. What did you find?
Kaczynski replied, “Yes, you're right, Erin.” And this is how far to the left Kamala Harris ran in the 2019 Democratic primary, when she was running with Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.-Vt.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mt.). It actually shows what was done. She made this very bold promise. She wanted to take control of the US oil industry and criminally prosecute them for their role in climate change. She likened it to Big Tobacco, saying they knew the effects of climate change but were hiding it from the public. Now, what we saw there, fast forward to 2024, and what are she and Tim Walz doing? It advertises oil production. ”
Barnett then said: “Obviously, that's very different from what she's presenting now. But that's not the only thing you've found upside down about her; you've found many other contradictions.”
Kaczynski replied: “Well, she flipped out on a lot of issues related to energy. … She said she was going to ban plastic straws. She said she was going to ban fracking – We've heard a lot about that – and said she'd abolish the filibuster to pass the Green New Deal…and now why is she doing this, Erin? Gallup. A recently released poll ranked climate change as the second least important issue for voters. And clearly Pennsylvania, which has a high rate of fracking incidents, is a very important state.”
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