Clinton’s leftward move on energy could hurt her, pollsters say

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Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton might find it hard to appeal to voters on energy policy in a general election after sliding to the Left to contend with Sen. Bernie Sanders, pollsters said Tuesday.

At the “Energy and the Election: Voters Opinion on Energy” forum Tuesday morning, the American Petroleum Institute released the results of a poll of 2,800 voters showing vast bipartisan agreement on energy policy. Among the findings were that 64 percent of Democrats and 85 percent of Republicans say they are more likely to support a candidate who supports producing more oil and natural gas.

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