My Fellow Dems Won't Win by Threatening Swing State Jobs

It sometimes seems as if all the Democratic presidential candidates are hell bent on losing next fall. All the leading candidates have taken radical, anti-fossil fuel positions that will doom their chances next November.

Senator Bernie Sanders promised to ban fracking. So did Senator Elizabeth Warren, who yesterday suspended her presidential campaign. Senator Joe Biden, the frontrunner, does not support banning fracking, but says that we need to transition away from it. Every candidate offered some plan to limit domestic energy production. While these positions might appeal to environmentalists, they won't win over the swing state voters who rely on America's oil and natural gas industry for affordable energy and good jobs.