I do note that you have the Rs having the edge on Energy, which is defined in the article as oil and gas exploration, and, I agree that is a good position.
Other studies on who voters prefer Rs or Ds on issues show that if you just call it environment, the Dems have a very strong favor.
Regardless of the politics, as a committed environmentalist, I dont see that attacking at the level of extraction helps other than raise prices and causes the Saudis and the Russians to produce more. The environmental movements fixation on pipelines is particularly stupid imo as it often just leads to shipping fuel by more environmentally risky rail or water.
If the Dems were to give on extraction, what I would wish that it also include pro environmental moves to reduce consumption and boost alternatives. I think the mandates on Electric Vehicles is not popular, but I dont see why any car should be made that gets less than 30-40 mpgs and we should increase consumption taxes. As it is gasoline taxes do not pay for the roadbuilding of which 50% comes out of general revenues. That wouldnt be too popular.
Good article. I think the pivot on immigration has to be stronger. Sure the border bill was better than nothing, capping asylum claims at 10,000 a day, but that could still produce record numbers of claimants. I think the real issue is that asylum has been misused. Obviously, if all you have to do is say "I claim asylum" at the border to gain entry pending adjudication that takes many years, everybody will do that rather than cross deserts and climb mountains.
The concept behind asylum claims, was started with the backdrop of countries deporting Jews back to Europe to their death in the 1940s, but that is hardly what is going on. Yes, there are probably a small number of politically active people who would be in danger of imprisonment, but the massive amount of people are not coming here for that reason. Fear of gang recruitment or spousal abuse was never considered part of asylum and it is largely unprovable, gangs dont send out memos, and that is one reason why so many claims are turned down. Even with nonfunctional or repressive countries like Venezuela and Haiti, although the governments are repressive, Mexico or Colombia is not sending those people back and there already is a Humanitarian Parole process for those people if they can find US sponsors. I know, I am sponsoring five Ukrainians which is also one of about 12 countries with Humanitarian parole processes. Sponsorship is a much better system than just crossing the border and landing on the streets of NYC which is not helping the Dems politically
I think Dems can distinguish themselves by stopping the majority of asylum and closing the Southern Border while also doing a few popular things to increase legal immigration. Current waits for reunification for brothers and sisters of US citizens is in the order of 15 years and involves millions of people trying to bring in family members, my partners sister from Bangladesh has been waiting 14 years. This would be enormously popular with millions of people waiting for their families. Also DACA remains popular. I think a bill needs to go further on the Southern Border but also could include those pro immigration measures.
Good first step regarding fracking. Now wholly embrace it. No natural gas dominance without fracking. No third world energy transition from coal without natural gas.
I do note that you have the Rs having the edge on Energy, which is defined in the article as oil and gas exploration, and, I agree that is a good position.
Other studies on who voters prefer Rs or Ds on issues show that if you just call it environment, the Dems have a very strong favor.
Regardless of the politics, as a committed environmentalist, I dont see that attacking at the level of extraction helps other than raise prices and causes the Saudis and the Russians to produce more. The environmental movements fixation on pipelines is particularly stupid imo as it often just leads to shipping fuel by more environmentally risky rail or water.
If the Dems were to give on extraction, what I would wish that it also include pro environmental moves to reduce consumption and boost alternatives. I think the mandates on Electric Vehicles is not popular, but I dont see why any car should be made that gets less than 30-40 mpgs and we should increase consumption taxes. As it is gasoline taxes do not pay for the roadbuilding of which 50% comes out of general revenues. That wouldnt be too popular.
Good article. I think the pivot on immigration has to be stronger. Sure the border bill was better than nothing, capping asylum claims at 10,000 a day, but that could still produce record numbers of claimants. I think the real issue is that asylum has been misused. Obviously, if all you have to do is say "I claim asylum" at the border to gain entry pending adjudication that takes many years, everybody will do that rather than cross deserts and climb mountains.
The concept behind asylum claims, was started with the backdrop of countries deporting Jews back to Europe to their death in the 1940s, but that is hardly what is going on. Yes, there are probably a small number of politically active people who would be in danger of imprisonment, but the massive amount of people are not coming here for that reason. Fear of gang recruitment or spousal abuse was never considered part of asylum and it is largely unprovable, gangs dont send out memos, and that is one reason why so many claims are turned down. Even with nonfunctional or repressive countries like Venezuela and Haiti, although the governments are repressive, Mexico or Colombia is not sending those people back and there already is a Humanitarian Parole process for those people if they can find US sponsors. I know, I am sponsoring five Ukrainians which is also one of about 12 countries with Humanitarian parole processes. Sponsorship is a much better system than just crossing the border and landing on the streets of NYC which is not helping the Dems politically
I think Dems can distinguish themselves by stopping the majority of asylum and closing the Southern Border while also doing a few popular things to increase legal immigration. Current waits for reunification for brothers and sisters of US citizens is in the order of 15 years and involves millions of people trying to bring in family members, my partners sister from Bangladesh has been waiting 14 years. This would be enormously popular with millions of people waiting for their families. Also DACA remains popular. I think a bill needs to go further on the Southern Border but also could include those pro immigration measures.
Good first step regarding fracking. Now wholly embrace it. No natural gas dominance without fracking. No third world energy transition from coal without natural gas.