The list of things going poorly for Donald Trump is long. High gas prices are at the top. Thanks to his war of choice in Iran, the president who pledged “gasoline below $2 a gallon” has instead delivered a national average that currently stands at $4.37. Diesel costs, which recently topped $6 per gallon and are driving up prices for everyone, have especially strained farmers, truckers, and other core Trump constituencies. Voters seem to have noticed. The New York Times and Siena University recently surveyed likely voters in five red states. In each, voters disliked Trump’s handling of gas prices more than any other issue. Gas prices have caused headaches for presidents before, and their spikes and ebbs correlate closely with presidential job approval. That fact seems to have triggered a Trumpian scramble to tame prices before Election Day, while also inviting Iranian counter-efforts to keep them high. Donald Trump's involvement in the 2026 midterm elections includes a ...
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