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How Democrats hope to flip the script on energy as a campaign issue

Political Theater, Episode 380

Activists with Shut Down DC hold a protest outside of the EPA headquarters in Washington on Thursday to rename it as the Environmental Pollution Agency.
Activists with Shut Down DC hold a protest outside of the EPA headquarters in Washington on Thursday to rename it as the Environmental Pollution Agency. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Jessica Wehrman and David Jordan
Posted August 7, 2025 at 3:11pm


Jessica Wehrman talks with David Jordan, CQ Roll Call’s energy and environment reporter, about how energy affordability could become a sleeper issue in next year’s midterm elections.

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