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Rising Gas Prices Frustrate Voters. Trump Says It’s an ‘Inexpensive Price to Pay’ for the Iran War
AAA says the national average reached $4.48 a gallon as 61% of voters call gas prices a major household problem, according to a Fox News poll.
- On Friday, the national average for a gallon of gas reached $4.48, according to AAA, up roughly 17 cents over the last week and $1.27 from a year ago.
- A Fox News survey released Wednesday found that 63% of voters say the administration has made the economy worse, with Democrats holding a 15 percentage point margin over Republicans on inflation handling.
- In Michigan, 35-year-old Garth Johnson paid $6.79 for diesel to fuel his business vehicles, while Rina Risper spent $50 on 8 gallons of premium gas in Lansing.
- Midterm voting began Friday in Virginia, where 60-year-old engineer Alan Johnson said Trump has "no empathy" for Americans struggling financially, adding pressure on the Republican Party.
- Seven weeks before Election Day, Republican candidates face an affordability crisis amid weak approval ratings, while Trump describes the war in Iran as critical to prevent nuclear weapon acquisition.
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Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn’t require difficult decisions. “Is it going to be groceries this week?” asked the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver as he watched the numbers tick higher. “Is it gonna be getting gas in our tank to...
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Center
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- 73% of the sources are Center
73% Center
L 18%
C 73%
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