Poll shows new problem for GOP: Americans think gas prices are worse than they are
Americans think they’re even higher. Three in five Americans believe gas prices in their area have risen by more than they actually have, according to an analysis of new results from The POLITICO Poll.
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Americans think they’re even higher. Three in five Americans believe gas prices in their area have risen by more than they actually have, according to an analysis of new results from The POLITICO Poll. It’s those perceptions that candidates will be running against this fall. Voters’ anxieties about fuel prices could give Democrats a boost ahead of the midterms, further strengthening the Democratic voting base and putting strains on the MAGA coalition as the increasingly unpopular war in Iran drags on.
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Poll shows new problem for GOP: Americans think gas prices are worse than they are
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