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Later, 8:07 a.m. CT: leading from behind. Poll was out two days ago. Today Biden bans Russian oil.
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Biden has united the country: vast majority of Americans say ban Russian oil.
Quinnipiac University national poll -- remember, this was Rush Limbaugh's favorite pollster; nearly 8 in 10 support US military response if Putin attacks a NATO country.
How can vast majority of Americans agree on banning Russian oil? Four percent of the average American's budget is fuel usage at the pump. Do you really think that a 30% increase in this portion of their budget is going to cause them to decrease their usage? Link here.
For those who think Russia can still keep selling their oil if their tankers can just get out of the Blak Sea: we estimate that Russia's combined exports of crude oil and refined products have fallen by about 3 million bbls per day and could shrink another 2 million bbls per day next week. In round numbers, Russia exports about five million bbls of crude oil and refined products every day. Link here or here for the social medial response. Russia is headed for default within three months. What does Russia import most? Cars, packaged medicaments, vehicle parts, broadcasting equipment, planes, helicopters and/or spacecraft.
For Greta, your weekly reminder on progress towards climate goals out to 2050:
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