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Americans angry with Obama over gas prices
Reuters ^ | March 27, 2012 | Patricia Zengerle

Posted on 03/27/2012 9:44:24 PM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: energy; gasoline
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To: Dapper 26

BFD. Nowhere to drive to anyway.


21 posted on 03/28/2012 1:51:02 AM PDT by tdscpa
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To: albionin

I just noticed on my drive this morning, we are right at the $4.00 mark and over for regular in Kentucky.


22 posted on 03/28/2012 4:20:20 AM PDT by MachIV
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To: Dapper 26

Cheapest gas in Hawaii is now $4.95

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Keep looking:

http://www.hawaiigasprices.com/


23 posted on 03/28/2012 4:33:28 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: montanajoe
Gas prices will be down significantly by November.

Yeah but the toll those high gas prices take on the economy through the summer will be felt for a long time. Some newswriters are predicting $5.00 per gallon prices but they fail to realize that $4.20 gasoline prices will knock the economy back on into recesssion.

I predict that as gas prices recede in August/September they will be replaced as the top issue with the voters...by...increasing unemployment.

24 posted on 03/28/2012 4:38:59 AM PDT by NRG1973
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To: NRG1973

“Americans angry with Obama over gas prices”..........

It isn’t just gas prices but it is a good start at why American’s (legal ones) are angry. There is quite a long list of things we can add.


25 posted on 03/28/2012 5:19:24 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Obama raises gas pricesNewt debates Obama


Obama fingers crossed
26 posted on 03/28/2012 5:36:38 AM PDT by Bon mots ("When seconds count, the police are just minutes away...")
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To: Terry Mross
"The 24% who approve is what scares me."

The Democrat 24% would approve Obambi even if he were an illegal alien from Indonesia........Oh, wait... Anyhow, it's the other 76 percent that need educating.

27 posted on 03/28/2012 7:55:46 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
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To: thackney

Can’t drive over water for a few cents.


28 posted on 03/28/2012 10:11:05 PM PDT by Dapper 26
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