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What Went Down At The CNN Democratic Debate
More than 80 percent of Democrats wanted “more emphasis” put on wind and solar power, according to a Gallup poll released last year. But far fewer Democrats — 24 percent — wanted more emphasis on nuclear power, just more than the least-liked energy source: coal.
Sanders says that banning fracking would lead to some job loss now but that the U.S. could help put them to work in other areas. That’s pretty much the argument center-left Democrats have long made about trade — it will hurt some people now but is worth the sacrifice because of its longer-run benefits. (Some recent research, however, has suggested the downsides are bigger than once believed.)
