Majority of Republicans consider voting for different party in face of rising gas prices: Poll
Gas prices remain nearly a dollar higher than a year ago, but many voters, including 54% of Trump voters, think prices have risen even more than that, according to the analysis. Meanwhile, the majority of Trump voters, 59%, blame the president’s war in Iran for the energy fluctuations, along with 63% of Americans overall.Advertisement“Three-quarters of the country is confronting higher gas prices and feeling it,” longtime Democratic strategist Jesse Ferguson said. “That leaves them… very vulnerable to the economic pain and very vulnerable to the economic argument the Democrats are going to make.”“It’s the cost of gas when you’re driving to the grocery store, when you’re driving to, you know, see a doctor,” said Randy Villegas, who is seeking to oust Rep.
- ▪Gas prices remain nearly a dollar higher than a year ago, but many voters, including 54% of Trump voters, think prices have risen even more than that, according to the analysis.
- ▪Meanwhile, the majority of Trump voters, 59%, blame the president’s war in Iran for the energy fluctuations, along with 63% of Americans overall.Advertisement“Three-quarters of the country is confronting higher gas prices and feeling it,” l
- ▪“That leaves them… very vulnerable to the economic pain and very vulnerable to the economic argument the Democrats are going to make.”“It’s the cost of gas when you’re driving to the grocery store, when you’re driving to, you know, see a do
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A new poll indicates gas prices impacted by the Iran war pose sweeping challenges for the Republican Party in the 2026 midterm elections.The Politico poll indicated that many Republicans are considering voting for a different party due to gas prices, which surged following President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran in February because the conflict upended traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Gas prices remain nearly a dollar higher than a year ago, but many voters, including 54% of Trump voters, think prices have risen even more than that, according to the analysis.
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