2008 NC Senate Debate: on Energy & Oil


Kay Hagan: Opposed offshore drilling until August compromise

[In this Dole ad, called “Ka-Ching”,] Hagan’s stand on drilling is linked to her ownership of oil wells.

Quote: “Kay is against offshore drilling.”

Facts: Earlier in the campaign, Hagan opposed lifting a federal moratorium on drilling for oil and natural gas off the U.S. coastline. In early August, she reversed herself, saying she supports a bipartisan compromise that would allow states to decide on offshore drilling, promote alternative energy and repeal oil company tax credits. Dole, who had previously supported the moratorium as well, reversed herself in June.

Note: The ad portrays Hagan as part of “Big Oil” because she and her husband own oil and gas wells valued somewhere between $90,000 and $300,000. That’s a pretty far cry from the billions a company such as ExxonMobil has in assets.

Source: 2008 N.C. Senate Debate: ad analysis, Raleigh News&Observer Sep 17, 2008

Elizabeth Dole: Release 1/3 of the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve

Hagan twice linked Dole to tax breaks for big oil companies that have given back nothing but $4-a-gallon gas. Dole didn’t convincingly evade the charge but offered a good retort that Hagan had suggested nothing that would reduce gas prices. The Republican then proposed releasing one-third of the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve. The current inventory is just over 700 million barrels.
Source: 2008 N.C. Senate Debate reported in Greensboro News-Record Jun 25, 2008

Kay Hagan: No tax breaks for big oil companies that give us $4 gas

Hagan twice linked Dole to tax breaks for big oil companies that have given back nothing but $4-a-gallon gas. Dole didn’t convincingly evade the charge but offered a good retort that Hagan had suggested nothing that would reduce gas prices. The Republican then proposed releasing one-third of the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve. The current inventory is just over 700 million barrels.
Source: 2008 N.C. Senate Debate reported in Greensboro News-Record Jun 25, 2008

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PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
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CA-11:George Miller(D)
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