Gas prices remain persistently high throughout the United States, as swing-state voters increasingly turn away from the Democrats because of rising fuel costs, three weeks before the midterm elections.
The cost of gas is currently higher than at least nine of the last election cycles.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden announced the release of more oil from the ongoing depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), in an effort to calm widespread anger over rising energy costs.
Energy prices have skyrocketed since the start of 2021, and the midterms are being viewed by many analysts as a referendum on the Biden administration.
Much of the pain at the pump are in certain swing states, which likely will determine whether the Democrats will maintain their hold on both houses of Congress….