Historical fracking-objector Kamala Harris has pledged not to ban the oil drilling practice amid criticism from the Republican Party.
The Vice President and Democratic Party presumptive nominee has long opposed fracking, going as far to say in 2019 that there was “no question” about her stance.
However, with Harris heavily relying on swing states in order to beat GOP nominee and former president Donald Trump, the Democrat has shifted her tune.
“There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,” she told a CNN Town Hall in 2019, adding that she had a “history of working on this issue” in California.
Harris’ anti-fracking viewpoint has stretched beyond presidential ambitions, however. In the same year, she cosponsored the Green New Deal – a climate change proposal which included a ban on fracking.
“Climate change is real, and it poses an existential threat to us as human beings, and it is within our power to do something about it,” Harris said while on her first campaign trial. “I am supporting the Green New Deal.”
As the media continues to purge previous criticism of Harris, Politico declared her anti-fracking stance as “allegations” and “accusations.”
It’s amazing how the strategy of the Harris campaign and her media enablers is to pretend she hasn’t said anything she’s ever said in the past?
Even the best political spin doctor will struggle to describe something as an “allegation” when there’s video evidence of the presidential candidate making that exact claim…
Others on social media were critical of the publication.
Vice President Harris is yet to be confirmed as the Democratic Party’s nominee – a process which is all-but certain to take place at August’s Democratic National Convention.
