I checked Nevada’s polling on 538 as I was making my list, and it didn’t look close. But polling, I think, is unreliable these days, and the election is still many months away; so who knows?
I think you are right about Florida, with the new abortion law kicking in there.
I checked Nevada’s polling on 538 as I was making my list, and it didn’t look close. But polling, I think, is unreliable these days, and the election is still many months away; so who knows?
I think you are right about Florida, with the new abortion law kicking in there.
Arizona’s flirtation with a bad abortion law, whatever the courts decide, should boost Dems too — and they’ve been winning lots of elections there for the past ten years.
A lot can happen before November, but I think the general trend is women will vote for having access to doctors who can save their lives. That’s what’s been happening more and more.
Fortunately Democrats not only support reproductive healthcare. They also support the fight against the climate crisis.
And on that note, we may see bolder action if the higher temperatures continue this summer and exact tragic tolls on the world. I hate to say that episodes like the one in the opening of Ministry for the Future may save us, but that’s what seems to drive irregular voters to pay attention and pitch in.
If you haven’t read it, I recommend just the first thirty pages.
And, ironically, I think we mostly need environmental law deregulation, so we can expand renewable energy faster.
We’re also going to need a lot more electricians ASAP. More high schools should be pushed to offer vocational electrical classes. It would be a win-win scenario, with working class teens being able to get good-paying jobs right out of school.
We should mandate landlords install 220V outlets in renter parking spots for EV charging — as well as replace gas appliances with electrics. And we should give them more generous tax breaks to do it, so there’s less push back and strife over it.
Public chargers are going to get overloaded like gas stations did in the 70s during the oil embargo. Poorer drivers will suffer, and the reputation of EVs will take another unnecessary hit, delaying their adoption.
I love that you are in the fight.
I checked Nevada’s polling on 538 as I was making my list, and it didn’t look close. But polling, I think, is unreliable these days, and the election is still many months away; so who knows?
I think you are right about Florida, with the new abortion law kicking in there.
Arizona’s flirtation with a bad abortion law, whatever the courts decide, should boost Dems too — and they’ve been winning lots of elections there for the past ten years.
A lot can happen before November, but I think the general trend is women will vote for having access to doctors who can save their lives. That’s what’s been happening more and more.
Fortunately Democrats not only support reproductive healthcare. They also support the fight against the climate crisis.
And on that note, we may see bolder action if the higher temperatures continue this summer and exact tragic tolls on the world. I hate to say that episodes like the one in the opening of Ministry for the Future may save us, but that’s what seems to drive irregular voters to pay attention and pitch in.
If you haven’t read it, I recommend just the first thirty pages.
And, ironically, I think we mostly need environmental law deregulation, so we can expand renewable energy faster.
https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/progressives-need-to-embrace-progress?utm_medium=email
Red states have an easier time building it out at the moment.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/26/red-states-lead-usa-renewable-energy-wind-solar-power
With transportation as our biggest source of pollution, it’s great news that EVs are rapidly becoming cheaper.
https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/byds-astoundingly-cheap-electric-car-sets-a-record-that-could-spark-a-new-price-war
We’re also going to need a lot more electricians ASAP. More high schools should be pushed to offer vocational electrical classes. It would be a win-win scenario, with working class teens being able to get good-paying jobs right out of school.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dept-of-energy/the-great-electrician-shortage
We should mandate landlords install 220V outlets in renter parking spots for EV charging — as well as replace gas appliances with electrics. And we should give them more generous tax breaks to do it, so there’s less push back and strife over it.
Public chargers are going to get overloaded like gas stations did in the 70s during the oil embargo. Poorer drivers will suffer, and the reputation of EVs will take another unnecessary hit, delaying their adoption.