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Vice President Harris

Temporal
Severity
6/10
Then
“Harris said she would support a ban on fracking during her 2020 presidential primary campaign.”

Harris took a strong anti-fracking position during the 2020 Democratic primary

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2024/08/16/what-do-marijuana-the-death-penalty-and-fracking-have-in-common-harris-shifted-positions-on-them/
Now
“Harris's 2024 campaign clarified she no longer supported a fracking ban.”

Running for president in the general election, Harris reversed her position on fracking, which was crucial in energy-producing swing states like Pennsylvania

https://www.capradio.org/articles/2024/08/16/what-do-marijuana-the-death-penalty-and-fracking-have-in-common-harris-shifted-positions-on-them/

Analysis

Took an unequivocal position against fracking during the primary, then reversed it for the general election when it was politically inconvenient, with no substantive policy explanation for the change