"It feels a lot better when it's $2 a gallon instead of $3 a gallon"

[sabra]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-09-28T132601Z_01_N22131865_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-POLITICS-ECONOMY.xml

Voters warm to Republicans as gas prices fall

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"It feels a lot better when it's $2 a gallon instead of $3 a gallon," said Dan Thompson, a 43-year-old father of three from Lawrence, Kansas, who commutes more than 70 miles a day.

The drop in gas prices so close to the election has sparked conspiracy theories in car-crazy America, where 65 percent of households own two or more vehicles and drivers can do their banking, fill a prescription and buy food and even alcohol without ever leaving their vehicle.

"Sure gas prices are down. There's an election coming. You think that's a coincidence?" asked Indiana school bus driver and park director Mick Liggett, 61.

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"It's very difficult for Democrats to use this as a campaign issue when every passing week drops the price of gas a nickel or a dime," said Ed Patru, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Rep. Steve Chabot, an incumbent Republican in a tight race to retain his Ohio district, said it was "difficult to predict" how the drop in prices would affect the election. But he said fewer voters were raising the issue on the campaign trail.

[underpants]

1. Did you hear about the DOW hitting an all time high?

Amazing how well things seem to be working out right now huh?

[sui generis]

4. and just wait, Bin Laden will croak right on cue this weekend.

amazing.

And the bobble headed media will just bray out whatever they're told to spew without questioning it.

[Atman]

2. Why on earth should it be difficult for democrats to use this as an issue?

It should be EASY! Just say "See, we told you so. Bush is in bed with the oil industry and he is using his cozy relationship to manipulating you."

[Drifter]

9. Indeed ...

How can anyone think the Repukes are responsible for gas prices falling without thinking, that the Repukes are responsible for the outragously high prices.

Cheers
Drifter

[dogday]

3. This was predicted months ago

Don't forget how high prices have reached under Bush.. And they are mostly higher gas prices as opposed to lower ones always....

[MikeNearMcChord]

5. So Dan Thompson, what are you going to do

when the price goes back up to $3.00 a gallon and then to the moon, or do you use home heating oil? The oil companies and thier GOP henchmen got you good, like a young man in his first night at a prison, filled with hardened criminals, as Dick Vitale, would say, IT"S BOHICA TIME BABEEE!!!
(Bend Over Here It Comes Again)

[ContraBass Black]

6. Remember when it was $1?

Forgotten already?

[gasperc]

7. except who ripped us off at $3/gal and did NOTHING

the angle should be to remind the voters that gas was $3/gal for almost six months little was done and it cost consumers hundreds of dollars.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

8. From what I am reading, the voters do remember

perhaps their memories are not so short.