Harris’ Past Anti-Fracking Position Seized Upon by GOP

  • Harris endorsed fracking ban in 2019 campaign remarks
  • Harris campaign counters Trump will dismantle energy progress

Kamala Harris

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As a 2019 presidential candidate, Kamala Harris pledged to ban fracking. Now Republicans are betting her opposition to the drilling technique will hurt her at the polls.

In tweets and campaign memos, Republican are resurfacing Harris’ previous anti-fracking stance to paint her as out of touch with voters in politically important states such as Pennsylvania.