Politico Deeply Disappointed That Democrats Are ‘Retreating’ on Climate Change – Especially in California

The liberal outlet Politico is deeply disappointed that Democrats seem to be ‘retreating’ on the issue of climate change, especially in deep blue California.

This completely ignores the fact that over the last six months, we have seen leftists set electric vehicles and dealerships on fire, not to mention the car fires in the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles. Politico realizes that people saw these things happen, don’t they?

How can anyone take the left seriously on their pet issue of climate change ever again? Their concerns obviously go right out the window the moment they want to start burning cars to make a political point.

From Politico:

Democrats retreat on climate: ‘It’s one of the more disappointing turnabouts’

SACRAMENTO, California — Donald Trump is coming for California’s signature climate policies — and so is California.

Stung by the party’s sweeping losses in November and desperate to win back working-class voters, the Democratic Party is in retreat on climate change. Nowhere is that retrenchment more jarring than in the nation’s most populous state, a longtime bastion of progressive politics on the environment.

In the past two weeks alone, California Democrats have retrenched on environmental reviews for construction projects, a cap on oil industry profits and clean fuel mandates. Elected officials are warning that ambitious laws and mandates are driving up the state’s onerous cost of living, echoing longstanding Republican arguments and frustrating some allies who say Democrats are capitulating to political pressure.

“California was the vocal climate leader during the first Trump administration,” said Chris Chavez, deputy policy director for the Coalition for Clean Air. “It’s questionable whether or not that leadership is still there.”

Here are some Twitter/X reactions:

Hard to act like you still care about the planet when you're out there setting EV factories on fire. https://t.co/STVSN0m2KF

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 7, 2025

less of a retreat… more of a head-on collision with reality https://t.co/YE7JkXBkYQ

— Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) July 7, 2025

Democrats discover people dislike rolling blackouts and high energy bills. https://t.co/LqFIj4Xc8e

— Mike Palicz (@Mike_Palicz) July 7, 2025

If Democrats really believe in climate change, maybe they should ask their supporters to stop lighting things on fire. Just a thought.

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