Why the GOP Is Trying to Pin High Gas Prices on Obama (and Gullible Americans Are Falling for It)
The Republicans are hoping to blame this rise in the price of gas on Obama's environmentally friendly policies. But here are two major problems with their story.
research shows that voters tend to focus primarily on the direction of change. This means that if the unemployment rate is falling and the economy is creating jobs at a respectable pace throughout the year, President Obama stands a very good chance of being re-elected in November.
This explains the decision of the Republican Party to focus on the price of gas.
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As Baker concludes: Since the media consider it to be their job to report what candidates say and not access its accuracy, it is likely that the public will go the polls believing that we can again get cheap gas if we just destroyed the environment.