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Are Conservatives Really Getting Angry About Gas Stoves, Now?

They will ALWAYS find something.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readJan 13, 2023
Photo by Mykola Makhlai on Unsplash

Hamburgers, M&Ms, and now, of course, we’ve reached gas stoves.

The list of the most random, bizarre things that the conservative political and pundit class are willing to manufacture outrage about seems endless, doesn’t it? They have absolutely no concept of bottom of the barrel, and that’s all thanks to a base that undeniably just needs something, anything to be angry about.

Unfortunately, I am represented by none other than Elise Stefanik in congress, who wasted no time in adding to this utterly ridiculous discourse on Twitter, writing:

“Americans are suffering from Democrats’ inflation crisis, energy crisis, crime crisis, and border crisis. Joe Biden and Democrats’ priority? …Taking away your gas stoves. Out of touch is an understatement.”

The county I live in, represented by Stefanik, is one of the poorest in the state of New York. I have seen coworkers quit at work because gas for the car and childcare cost more than they were making. People are sad, angry, and struggling here. The pain is genuine, and this is what our lawmaker brings to the…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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