The chickens are coming home to roost in the Golden State, and even hardcore California Democrats are scrambling to distance themselves from their party's disastrous energy policies as gas prices continue to crush working families.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa – both Democrats vying for the governor's mansion – are now desperately calling for "immediate action" to bring down fuel costs that have skyrocketed thanks to decades of radical environmental extremism.
Mahan is proposing a temporary suspension of California's nation-leading gas tax and regulatory burden, while both candidates are suddenly singing a very different tune than their party's typical "green energy or bust" rhetoric.
Too Little, Too Late?
This stunning reversal comes as California families are paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation – a direct result of the state's war on American energy independence that President Trump is now reversing at the federal level.
While Trump's "Drill, Baby, Drill" agenda is already showing results nationwide, California Democrats are finally waking up to the reality that their virtue-signaling policies have real consequences for hardworking Americans who can't afford to fill up their tanks.
"It's amazing how quickly Democrats discover common sense when their political survival depends on it," said one energy policy expert. "These are the same people who celebrated shutting down refineries and blocking pipelines."
The irony is rich: California Democrats created this mess with their radical environmental agenda, and now they want credit for proposing band-aid solutions while Trump actually fixes America's energy crisis.
Meanwhile, President Trump's America First energy policies are already delivering real results across the country, proving that energy independence and affordable fuel don't require destroying the economy in the name of climate hysteria.
Will California voters buy this sudden conversion from two career politicians who supported the very policies that created this crisis? Or will they finally demand real leadership that puts American families first?