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In reply to the discussion: Are you OK with the Democratic Congresspeople voting for the Keystone Pipeline? [View all]Martin Eden
(12,879 posts)For the most part they have tacitly accepted the false narrative that the pipeline is a job creator and will lower gas prices while making America more energy independent. It simply isn't true.
The real winning issue here for a Party willing to make it a major platform is moving away from dirty fossil fuels and towards sustainable energy technologies that are better for our economy and absolutely imperative for the health of our people and our planet's ecosystems.
The importance of this issue goes far beyond a few races that might hinge on the pipeline issue among voters who believe the false narrative. We may have a very difficult time persuading some of them, but I think there is a tremendous opportunity to attract a big chunk of the 63.4% who stayed home in the recent election.