Bracewell’s Liam Donovan told Utility Dive that energy issues were “embedded in the dynamics” of the election and may have wound up helping Republicans.
“Energy was messaged by Republicans as ‘your gas is costing you more’ … and I think there’s a recognition by the Democratic side about the danger of putting climate front and center,” Donovan said. He noted Vice President Kamala Harris declaring she would not ban fracking as an example of energy issues putting Democrats on the “defensive.”