As the November election looms, Democrats are in desperation mode, particularly as inflation and high gasoline prices dog voters as they cast their ballots. The president’s response has been to deny reality.
On Monday, the White House put out a release hailing a slight drop in prices at the pump over the past few weeks. “Gas prices have declined by an average of $1.22 per gallon nationwide since their June peak,” the statement gushes, “a decline of 24 percent over more than 18 weeks.”
If you’ve been in an unconscious state for the past 21 months, those numbers might look persuasive. While it’s true that gasoline prices have receded back below $5 a gallon in many places — although not Nevada — they remain, on average, a whopping $1.35 more per gallon than when President Joe Biden took office.
