Americans angry with Obama over gas prices

Reuters ^ | March 27, 2012 | Patricia Zengerle

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most do not blame him for them, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Tuesday.

Sixty-eight percent disapprove and 24 percent approve of how Obama is responding to price increases that have become one of the biggest issues in the 2012 presidential campaign.

In the past month, U.S. fuel prices have jumped about $0.30 per gallon to about $3.90 and the Republicans seeking to replace the Democrat in the November 6 election have seized upon the issue to attack his energy policies.

The disapproval reaches across party lines, potentially spelling trouble for Obama in the election, although the online survey showed voters hold oil companies or foreign countries more accountable than politicians for the price spike.

[funfan]

Funny I just read an article the other day that said Americans were upset at high gas prices but were not sure who was at fault so I guess that was a lie what a shock.
Obama is bad for our country and he needs to go and he can take the rest of his socialist and communist friends with him.

[eyedigress]

Liberals must live with their attack on Bush over gas prices.

Let the Democrats wallow in their stupidity. Of course it is Obama’s fault. Libs have a hard time understanding business.

[bigbob]

We need to bring back the campaign to print off stickers to slap on the gas pump that shows what the price per gallon was when Obama took office. This isn't the one, but I like it!

[AmericanInTokyo]

Oh, believe me, he will magically fix that just in time somehow. Maybe another deep bow and a reach around with the King of Saudi Arabia will be enough to have them grant us a two month discount in September and October, to be made up in November and December.

[Dapper 26]

Cheapest gas in Hawaii is now $4.95 / gal and climbing fast.

[himno hero]

He is in bed with his brethren, the Saudis and the whole mid east.

Its in their interests,(both Obama’s and the Saudis) to bleed the American economy. It contributes to the weakening of America. This is no accident!

FUBO

[AmericanInTokyo]

Man oh man where can we get those!!?? Truckstops would also be a great place to hand them out or plaster them around. I wonder if “Truckstops of America” (TA) would carry them in their shoppettes? LOL

[BIGLOOK]

I've gone out in the morning and saw the price had risen overnigt by 2 cents. Did some shopping and returned home just after noon and seen it had risen another couple cents since I last past the station.

How ya been, Caisson 71?

[rawcatslyentist]

It's hard to deny something when you took credit for it before it happened!

[RitchieAprile]

“...and a reach around...”

uh, eewww..?

[AmericanInTokyo]

“Full Metal Jacket — Drill Sgt. Hartmann” terminology there. Sorry! Could not resist.

[TheBattman]

Why not? If “Americans were unhappy” with GW Bush when gas prices spiked when he was in office (even though he put policies into place that eventually helped to lower fuel prices), then why not be angry with Obama who has intentionally done all he could to CAUSE prices to go up?

[montanajoe]

Gas prices will be down significantly by November. Iran and the rest of our enemies in the middle east will do everything in their power to assure Obama is reelected.
I only hope Israel uses the opportunity to strike before November..

[Terry Mross]

The 24% who approve is what scares me. Add that to 27% who don’t approve but still worship him and he’s re-elected.

[SweetCaroline]

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[Attention Surplus Disorder]

On one hand, pain in the ass though it is, gas prices seem really, really trivial when contrasted with the existential threats to the Republic and to the Consitutionality thereof and all manner of sophisticated rhetoric.

And yet I have spoken to some folks far more experienced than I in the political realm and many of them de-nuance 0bamas’ re-election chances profoundly. Meaning they think gas prices will make a profound, profound difference. They think people will vote this.

[Kellis91789]

It won’t matter how much oil is on the market if refineries can produce gas and diesel. If the refinery owners wanted Obama out, they would schedule downtime for maintenance and expansion this summer.

[albionin]

Up 8o cents a gallon here since January. Starting to cut back on other things now because of it. Most others probably doing the same. Kiss any recovery goodbye.

[Hugin]

Gas prices always go up in the summer. Just wait until its $5.00-6.00 a gallon next August.