{"id":2334168,"date":"2024-08-30T07:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T07:59:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T11:59:26","slug":"harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris Invents 2020 Fracking Position To Hide Her Actual Views"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2334168&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200barticle\u2064 discusses Democratic presidential nominee Kamala\u200d Harris\u2019s \u200cchanges in position regarding fracking. Initially, she strongly advocated \u200bfor banning fracking, even during\u2063 her 2019 Senate campaign, stating she was in\u200b favor of such a ban. However, as the 2024 election \u200dapproaches and\u200d her previous radical climate stance becomes politically inconvenient, leaks from anonymous campaign staff\u200d suggest she has developed a \u200cmore \u2063favorable view of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-debunking-climate-change-hysteria\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: Debunking Climate Change Hysteria\">fracking industry<\/a>. \u200bIn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-mayor-issues-harsh-condemnation-of-zelensky-as-internal-tensions-grow\/\" title=\"Kyiv mayor strongly criticizes Zelensky amidst rising internal tensions\">recent\u2064 interviews<\/a>, Harris denied \u200dany change\u2062 in her position, \u200cmaintaining that she would not ban fracking as vice \u200cpresident or if elected president. Despite her assertions, the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-shouldnt-listen-to-a-crack-addict-who-owes-millions-to-irs-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden shouldn\u2019t listen to a crack addict who owes millions to IRS - Washington Examiner\">article\u200d questions<\/a>\u200d the credibility of her claims, suggesting\u2063 that\u2062 her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-does-about-face-on-police-protections-drug-legalization\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Does About Face on Police Protections, Drug Legalization\">past stance<\/a> \u200band reluctance\u2064 to\u200d fully commit to preserving fracking \u200dduring the\u200b 2020 general election indicate a possible shift in her actual beliefs. The author also raises concerns about Harris&#8217;s past actions, \u2062such as \u200cher investigation\u2064 into Exxon Mobil, comparing them to \u200cher current framing of her fracking position.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1314018647187378177\">  Benny Johnson \/ X\/CNN <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Harris%20Invents%202020%20Fracking%20Position%20To%20Hide%20Her%20Actual%20Views&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Harris%20Invents%202020%20Fracking%20Position%20To%20Hide%20Her%20Actual%20Views&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Harris%20Invents%202020%20Fracking%20Position%20To%20Hide%20Her%20Actual%20Views&amp;body=Now%20that%20her%20radical%20climate%20agenda%20isn't%20politically%20convenient,%20Democratic%20nominee%20Kamala%20Harris%20invented%20a%202020%20position%20on%20fracking.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris once championed aggressive leftist policies. She supported the Green New Deal while senator and has called for the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/kamala-harris-stands-green-new-deal-climate-initiatives\/story?id=112152079\">prosecution<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-dark-money-network-is-behind-grassroots-support-for-dem-climate-bill\/\" title=\"Liberal Dark Money Network Is Behind \u2018Grassroots\u2019 Support for Dem Climate Bill\">fossil fuel companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The pi&egrave;ce de r&eacute;sistance, however, was when she unequivocally threw her support behind a ban on fracking in 2019. But now that her radical climate agenda isn&rsquo;t politically convenient, Harris invented a 2020 position on fracking to try and cover up her actual views.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-18fbc9dbaea5979a37d76ac8bbf6f882 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-18fbc9dbaea5979a37d76ac8bbf6f882\"><\/div>\n<p>During the 2019 Democrat primary, Harris was asked whether she would commit to a federal ban on fracking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no question I&rsquo;m in favor of banning fracking,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;So yes.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The then-senator even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DibvhzmbrTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highlighted<\/a> her long-standing &ldquo;history&rdquo; of attacking fracking.<\/p>\n<p>But in recent weeks anonymous campaign staffers have <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4795337-kamala-harris-fracking-ban-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leaked<\/a> claims to the media that Harris has developed a newfound respect for the fracking industry &mdash; an obvious attempt to salvage her credibility after her radical anti-fracking stance was highlighted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-07161b60ea3c1f7c1fd00a13f328c12e fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-07161b60ea3c1f7c1fd00a13f328c12e\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;No, and I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking. As vice president, I did not ban fracking. As president, I will not ban fracking,&rdquo; Harris told Bash when asked if she&rsquo;d ban fracking during CNN&rsquo;s pre-recorded softball interview on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Dana Bash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/29\/politics\/harris-walz-interview-read-transcript\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> whether Harris&rsquo; stance &ldquo;changed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2020 I made very clear where I stand. We are in 2024, and I have not changed that position, nor will I going forward. I kept my word, and I will keep my word,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;My values have not changed. I believe it is very important that we take seriously what we must do to guard against what is a clear crisis in terms of the climate. And to do that, we can do what we have accomplished thus far.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Harris was unable to explain <em>why<\/em> her policy position shifted when asked by Bash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d80d62a4817664af544b38e714ff2da4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d80d62a4817664af544b38e714ff2da4\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, let&rsquo;s be clear. My values have not changed. I believe it is very important that we take seriously what we must do to guard against what is a clear crisis in terms of the climate. And to do that, we can do what we have accomplished thus far,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&rsquo;s because her views really haven&rsquo;t changed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her insistence, Harris never committed <i>hersel<\/i><em>f<\/em> to preserving fracking during the 2020 general election. She did, however, have to run defense for her running mate Joe Biden, who previously vowed to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrancisBrennan\/status\/1314017282583138306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abolish<\/a> fossil fuels&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1314017950924451842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">end<\/a> &ldquo;fracking as soon as we possibly can.&rdquo;<\/p>\n[[<strong>READ NEXT<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/cnn-didnt-interview-kamala-harris-it-swaddled-her-in-a-security-blanket\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=cnn-didnt-interview-kamala-harris-it-swaddled-her-in-a-security-blanket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN Didn&rsquo;t Interview Kamala Harris, It Swaddled Her In A Security Blanket<\/a>]\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden will not end fracking.&nbsp;He has been very clear about&nbsp;that,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;I will repeat and the American people know that Joe Biden will not ban fracking. That is a fact. That is a fact.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While serving as California attorney general, Kamala Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/kamala-harris-stands-green-new-deal-climate-initiatives\/story?id=112152079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigated<\/a> Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading the public about the risks of climate change. So who will prosecute Harris for misleading the public about her stance on fracking?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ddac9ad2c795d44a7c0a4fc11502b189 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ddac9ad2c795d44a7c0a4fc11502b189\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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A significant moment came in 2019 when she openly endorsed a ban on fracking. However, as her radical climate agenda has become politically inconvenient, Harris has attempted to revise her stance on fracking from 2020 to obscure her true beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2019 Democratic primary, when asked about committing to a federal ban on fracking, Harris stated unequivocally, &#8220;There\u2019s no question I\u2019m in favor of banning fracking.&#8221; She even emphasized her long history of opposing it. Recently, however, anonymous campaign staffers have leaked information suggesting that she has developed a newfound appreciation for the fracking industry\u2014an apparent effort to restore her credibility after scrutiny of her previous anti-fracking position.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent CNN interview with Dana Bash, when questioned about whether she would still support banning fracking, Harris responded: &#8220;No&#8230; I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020&#8230; As vice president and as president, I will not ban fracking.&#8221; When asked if her views had changed since then, she insisted that they had not and reiterated the importance of addressing climate change while maintaining current accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this insistence on consistency in values and positions regarding climate issues and fracking policy over time\u2014she was unable to clarify why there appeared to be a shift. While defending Joe Biden&#8217;s stance during the 2020 general election against claims he would end fossil fuels or ban fracking outright\u2014Harris affirmed: &#8220;Joe Biden will not end fracking&#8230; That is a fact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As California&#8217;s attorney general prior to becoming vice president, Kamala Harris investigated Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading people about climate change risks. This raises questions about accountability regarding any perceived misrepresentation of her own views on fracking. <\/p>\n<p>Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist with an International Political Economy degree from Fordham University; she&#8217;s contributed work featured across various media platforms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2334169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-7.36.09-AM-e1725018067348-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[5499,4021,5894],"class_list":["post-2334168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-fracking","tag-harris","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-30-at-7.36.09-AM-e1725018067348-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}