Energy Prices Drive Key Senate and House Races
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The midterms are an energy election — and here are five places to look
Scratch the surface of the year's biggest stories — the Iran war and AI — and both are bound up in the costs of energy.Why it matters: Prices for gasoline, diesel and power are playing a prominent role in some of the tightest races for control of Congress.The war has kept gasoline prices way above $4 per gallon for months, and helped push diesel to record highs.Fairly or unfairly, data centers are getting blamed for rising electricity prices.It'…
Energy Prices Drive Key Senate and House Races
“Scratch the surface of the year’s biggest stories — the Iran war and AI — and both are bound up in the costs of energy,” Axios reports. “Prices for gasoline, diesel and power are playing a prominent role in some of the tightest races for control of Congress.”
Opinion polls ahead of the November 3rd midterm elections in the US show Democrats leading the national vote by 7-8 points. Republicans are fighting to retain their majority in the House of Representatives and face tough races in key Senate states. The economic cost of the Iran war, rising energy prices, and widespread dissatisfaction and backlash against Trump are key factors in determining the outcome of the election.
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