Dems Dial Back Climate Alarm, Pivot To Soaring Electricity Bills They Caused

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Dems Dial Back Climate Alarm, Pivot To Soaring Electricity Bills They Caused
Democrats quietly downplay climate policy as voters feel the pinch from higher energy costs driven by their agenda.
by Audrey Streb  October 21, 2025, 10:26 AM

Several corporate media outlets and some Democrats have pivoted away from climate policy and instead are shifting their message to focus on rising electricity prices. [emphasis, links added]


Though climate change has been a key plank of energy policy for most Democrats, legacy media outlets have pointed out in recent months that Democratic lawmakers have mostly abandoned mentioning the “Green New Deal” and have instead ramped up rhetoric regarding electricity costs.

Democrats and legacy media outlets have been emphasizing climbing electricity costs — a shift in focus from climate change to consumer pain — as several recent polls have found that many Americans do not view climate policy as a top priority.

https://climatechangedispatch.com/democrats-climate-alarm-soaring-electricity-bills/

[Timber Rattler]

Hmmmm...it wasn't so long ago that rising electrical power costs were considered a feature of the Green New Deal by the Democrats, who were talking about such nonsensical things as "pricing carbon" and "carbon credits" and other stupid things.