Does anyone, including anyone in the administration think they have even a 10% chance of reelection if gas prices go this high? Doesn’t anyone realize that last time price rose to new peaks in 2008, we were in a collapse a few short months later?
Sure, the media and left will blame it on the right and the Republicans won't say boo.
Yes, a logical, rational person would come to that conclusion but there's still a sizeable portion of American voters that vote strictly based on race and their virulent hatred of conservatism. When it comes down to casting a vote for Obama or a conservative candidate, these people will vote the same way they did in the presidential election, even if they had to ride there on a bicycle.