DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Alexis King
(D) Brian Mason
40%
40%
30%
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%
30%
20%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Somebody
80%
40%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
50%
40%
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Alexis King
(D) Brian Mason
40%
40%
30%
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%
30%
20%
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Somebody
80%
40%
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Somebody
80%
20%
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
50%
40%
30%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
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There’s a election campaign in process in Germany. I was talking to a friend of mine that has lived there for decades. And as to the issues in the campaign… Is it Inflation? No. Is it Immigration? No. Is it the war in Ukraine? A little bit.
The election is almost entirely about…
DavidT, why do you repeat the worst right wing lies about energy? It's like Elon's middle-school mimicry of a Nazi salute – intended to shock, and to signal his loyalty to the worst human impulses. You repeat the AFD's characterization of the Greens as "morons" and promote nuclear power and Russian gas as the solution to Germany's energy woes.
All of this is contrary to common sense and lived experience – wind and renewables, far from "not working when the wind doesn't blow," as the neo-Nazis claim, already fill 59% of Germany's energy needs – at a much lower cost than either fossil or nuclear.:
So I don't expect you to answer this. You never do. Your primary purpose appears to be to generate clicks for your substack. And your unsubstantiated claims that wind power is unreliable and wasteful, while nuclear energy is wonderful , clean and cheap, are contrarian enough to fulfill this purpose. But at least I will set the record straight.
Nuclear power – yes. Russian gas – no.
You're smart. Do you think Germany made a good decision to shut down perfectly good nuclear plants that were producing reliable baseload power?
As to wind, it's a giant problem for Germany. They have these week long doldrums and it shoots the electricity price sky high. And even worse – wind + its backup power (you have to count everything) does not reduce CO2.
You just look at prices when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. But you also have to count the cost and emissions for when we have a multi-day snowstorm with no wind.
Solar is great (when used appropiately). Hydro is great (but floods the area upstream of the dam). But if you want reliable inexpensive power that does not emit CO2 – it's nuclear. No other green way to meet our needs.
And even if you don't want that, most voters do. They did a survey and less than 50% of the voters are willing to spend $70.00/year to reduce CO2 emissions. What they want is cheap reliable energy. If it's also green, they're good with that. But the vote is for cheap, reliable.
And I'm not going to predict that the election in 2026 will turn on energy. Who knows what the big issue(s) will be. I'm surprised that energy is the singular issue in Germany. But it is.
And it could be here in 2026.
What are your sources? Nazis again?
kw – I'm disappointed in you. Someone disagreeing with you does not make them a Nazi and throwinf that around cheapens both the appelation and the level of discourse on this site.
As to the sources, there are links in the above post. Follow them. Those articles (one by me) then use sources like the Dept of Energy for the numbers.
Blindly supporting Wind energy to go down Germany's road does no one any good. And it will cause Democratic candidates the same kind of problems they hit with housing. I prefer that we Dems acknowledge the world as it is and speak to issues in a way that gets us back to a majority.
Guess we are getting a preview of the extent of the dictatorship … by 5 pm Eastern today.
So make government more efficient by bogging it down in pointless, and unnecessary, reviews of every line item. Such genius.
The Trump Stooges are all-in on the Revenge Tour. It's not like they have anything more important to do, right?
Sieg Heil to the Hair Furor