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Stinky The Clown

(67,799 posts) Mon Mar 7, 2022, 02:07 PM Mar 2022

Thinking out loud . . . . A "Republican" tactic the Democrats might want to consider:

Price Controls on gas and home heating gas and oil.

Limit gas prices at the pump to prewar levels. Let's say something like $3.00/gal . . . whatever. Pick a number.

Will the GQP senators oppose this?

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Thinking out loud . . . . A "Republican" tactic the Democrats might want to consider: (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 OP

Yep the higher gas prices are in November the doc03 Mar 2022 #1

Exactly JustAnotherGen Mar 2022 #2

doc03

(35,336 posts)

1. Yep the higher gas prices are in November the

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 02:34 PM

Mar 2022

better for them. I think that is the reason they are pushing to stop imports of Russian oil. It's the popular short time position and it will pay off in November.

JustAnotherGen

(31,823 posts)

2. Exactly

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 7, 2022, 02:40 PM

Mar 2022

This is a hot button issue for the GOP Base and a chunk of the Indies.

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