The Democratic Party’s energy debacle

Published September 13, 2024 12:01am ET



Just as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was boarding a plane to help Vice President Kamala Harris raise money on Wall Street, thousands of his constituents in California were plunged into darkness, thanks to the same policies he and Harris want to inflict on the rest of the nation.

Over three days last week, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, more than 70,000 homes across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties lost power, some for as long as 24 hours. 

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