Harris, fracking and Shapiro: Dem campaign looks for Pennsylvania breakthrough
Politico“She really needs to have face-to-face conversations with union leaders in the areas most affected by this and go on the record of being a supporter and proponent of natural gas — not just someone who won’t ban fracking,” Jeff Nobers, executive director of the Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania, a union headquartered outside Pittsburgh, said in an interview. Nobers predicted that Harris would “probably win” Pennsylvania if she tapped Shapiro as her running mate because of the governor’s close ties to unions. 2, Harris’ older comments have drawn new scrutiny from Trump, who cited them over the weekend to cast his new opponent as an “ultra liberal.” Harris’ U-turn represents a concrete movement toward the center by a former senator who once co- That record became down-ballot campaign fodder for Dave McCormick, the GOP nominee challenging Casey, in a new ad hitting Harris over her 2019 fracking stance and other positions he said seek to “destroy American energy.” Other Republicans are also finding plenty to mine from her career. “The problem for Harris is her track record is too long to sidestep it in a sprint to win Pennsylvania.” On Sunday, Harris’ campaign noted that while the Biden administration passed the largest-ever U.S. climate change legislation, America still “has the highest ever domestic energy production.” But Shapiro won his gubernatorial race in 2022 by 15 points, a huge margin in a state that went for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020. State Rep. Mike Schlossberg, a Democrat from eastern Pennsylvania who serves as majority caucus chair, said he “1,000 percent” wants to see Shapiro as the vice presidential nominee — and “energy policy is one reason why” Shapiro could boost Harris.
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