SAN FRANCISCO — If media interviews with voters are to be believed, some people — perhaps many — will cast their midterm votes based on the high price of gasoline.

It’s one thing to read about high California gas prices, it’s another to fill up my 20-gallon rental car with regular gas costing more than $6 at most stations. The cost of premium gas is close to $7. That means if the tank is empty, the price is well over $100. With driving the way most people get around this big state and with freeways eating up the petrol, some people might think they need a loan application every time the gas gauge gets close to empty.

Even The Washington Post admits what most of its favored Democrat politicians won’t. A front-page story in last Saturday’s newspaper said: “Voters are angry about everyday costs, but lower prices are gone for good. Even if Democrats win control of........

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