Democrats see electoral opportunity with rising energy prices

[mystery-ak]

Democrats see electoral opportunity with rising energy prices
By Lauren Green
September 29, 2025 7:00 am

Rising energy prices during President Donald Trump’s second term are giving Democrats a new campaign issue as they seek to win over voters.

Democrats, who want to end the GOP trifecta in Washington next year, are starting to campaign on more affordable energy. Electricity costs continue to rise after Trump promised on the campaign trail last year to slash energy prices when he took office.

“For nine months, we watched this Administration and congressional Republicans do everything to stifle clean energy, and clean energy is the fastest growing and the cheapest source of electricity,” Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) told the Washington Examiner.

“Republicans are blocking the only sources of energy that can be built fast enough to meet growing demand and cheaply enough to actually keep energy bills in check,” he added, pointing to expiring clean energy tax credits.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3826999/democrats-high-electricity-costs-electoral-opportunity-2026-midterms/

[Smokin Joe]

Hang the fact that between Obama's 'war on coal' and Biden's war on oil, the increase in the cost per Kwh was written in to the "Green New Deal", and we're just trying to recover from the mess that made.

I'd wager that calling 'renewables' the cheapest way to increase production doesn't take into account that we're all shoveling tax dollars out the door to subsidize them. That's the part of your electricity bill you don't even see.