Democrats absolutely crushed Republicans during the US midterm elections. I saw that it was the biggest electoral win since 1974. Texas is blue! Not just one position in Texas either โ the governor is now a Democrat, a Democrat was elected to the US Senate, and the whole Texas legislature swung blue! ๐ Kansas elected a Democrat for the Senate for the first time since 1932 !
๐ The Core Development
Iโm sure there are many detailed analyses we can all read in coming weeks and months on how this happened, but here are a few obvious reasons the election ended up being so blue:
๐ Background & Sector Context
Surprise, surprise โ all of that has led to Republicans staying home, swing voters swinging blue, and Democrats coming out en force.
๐ Industry & Real-World Impact
Not much of this has been driven by a focus on the climate or clean energy. Though, it does play a notable role since solar power and wind power drive down costs, but Trump keeps fighting them โ illegally at times. Also, he has wasted billions of dollars paying companies to not turn on wind farms theyโve built! It is just pure fiscal irresponsibility. Overall, though, people were voting directly on climate and cleantech issues, even though Trumpโs policies and international politics have been harmful on those matters and come with significant costs as well.
Benchmark Telemetry & EV Fuel Savings
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๐ฎ Strategic Outlook & What Lies Ahead
Now that Democrats have won Congress, and have won by a landslide or a big blue wave, they do have power, influence, and the initiative to drive affordable clean energy forward. Strengthen regulations again that help move us to cheaper, cleaner energy and cars, or push for that. Put pressure on Republicans for constantly supporting expensive coal power plants, gas power plants, giant AI data centers, and enormous subsidies (including through wars and invasions) for fossil fuels. Highlight for the public that these policies and wasteful wars are costing them a ton of money and will cost them more.
Use this blue wave to push the cleantech messaging agenda forward, and, importantly, to try to truly drive down costs for Americans with more sensible energy policies and plans.
