Christine Waugh-Fleischmann, an art teacher who says she spends up to $200 a week on gas driving to see her grandchildren, is a Democratic voter in mid-Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. One of the most competitive seats in the country, it is currently held by Republican Rep. Tom Barrett and she believes the seat can be flipped, partly due to the high price of gas.
“I do see a lot of people in my conservative neighborhood here who are very upset,” she told Reuters. “It’s gas. It’s grocery prices, it’s health care costs.”
