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BIDEN BACK TO EXPLAINING FRACKING STANCE: Joe Biden’s stance on fracking isn’t winning him any favors with the right or the far left.

The Democratic presidential nominee has for months sought to clarify his position on fracking after a gaffe in a March primary debate with Bernie Sanders in which he declared “no new fracking,” and he’s largely muddied the waters.

Last night’s CNN town hall was no different. Even Anderson Cooper accused Biden of “trying to have it both ways” on the issue.

“Well, fracking has to continue because we need a transition,” Biden said in response. “We’re going to get to net-zero emissions by 2050, and we'll get to net-zero power emissions by 2035.”

Biden added “there’s no rationale to eliminate, right now, fracking,” and he acknowledged the jobs provided by the natural gas industry, both directly at wells and indirectly such as iron and steel workers. He also touted his plans