With weeks to go before the midterm elections, Republican candidates are being greeted by headlines like these:

"Truckers Struggle to Adapt as Fuel Prices Surge."

"California diesel tops $8 a gallon, pushing truckers to the brink."

"Diesel Prices Surge Just as Farmers Need Fuel the Most."

"Maine’s heating oil prices are 80% higher than a year ago."

This is what folks in political circles would call, “Not great for the party presently in control of our government.” According to GasBuddy, the average price of a gallon of gas on Oct. 7 was $4.34, and a gallon of diesel was a whopping $6.26.

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Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, wrote in an Oct. 7 social media post: “today, the fuel clock for diesel hit $50 billion – businesses and consumers have since March spent $50 billion more on diesel compared to the same time last year. adding gasoline's $78.46 billion, the tally is $128.6 billion........

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