Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gas prices surged to a record high of an average of $5 per gallon that June.
It’s a familiar strategy for the party, using rising gas prices as a political weapon against Democratic candidates.
Gas prices have surged nearly 50% amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
The price for a gallon of gas is one of the most visible ways that many Americans feel the cost of living.
The recent spike has exposed what Democrats call the bad faith of the GOP’s yearslong gas price campaign.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, who ran ads warning that “food, gas, medicine, it all costs more,” in 2024 has said essentially nothing about gas prices since the war began.
“Skyrocketing gas prices are a regular reminder for everyday Americans that Republicans broke their promise to lower prices and only care about obeying their party bosses in D.C.”. »