“Well, you really need to pay closer attention I think.”
To me the essential element that always doomed it was that there are too many Dem senators from states that produce coal for this ever to pass. If they try to do it with regulation those Senators will still step in and block it. If your electric bill doubles in one month you are going to be fuming mad and you will definitely know who is to blame. Dems always try to obfuscate how something gets paid for, but they can’t hide this one.