"In 2020, when gas prices were low under Trump, Biden publicly “guaranteed” he’d completely “end fossil fuel.” Debating Trump, he said he’d “transition” the oil industry to death. As late as this May, he cheered the soaring gas costs clobbering motorists: “We’ll be less reliant on fossil fuels when this is all over.” https://nypost.com/2022/10/16/biden-wants-high-gas-prices-he-just-doesnt-want-voters-to-notice/
Rising gas prices have been accompanied by plummeting approval ratings for the president and those ratings will have an effect on the mid-term elections. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/10/gas-prices-biden-approval-rating-midterms-democrats.html
In June, President Biden said that there was little he could do to bring down the price of gasoline. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/01/politics/joe-biden-gas-food-prices/index.html Less that two months later, his team was taking credit for falling gas prices.
Do you think the current administration has acted to reduce gas prices only because of the midterm election next week? If so, do you expect gas prices to rise again as soon as the election is concluded?
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