2006-09-21 08:20:10 · 13 answers · asked by lincoln97mark 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
And? The hurricane season isn't as bad as everyone said it would be... so Gulf-coast refineries and oil wells are still running. Plus, gas prices always go down at the end of the Summer (less travel = less demand). Believe it or not, but politicians do very, very little to affect anything. You're giving them too much credit.
2006-09-21 08:29:35 · answer #1 · answered by MadScientist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually my roommate and I predicted that gas would go down around Election time. This is nothing new. Its played every time. The politicians bank on the fact that American's have an extremely short memory span and that a majority of them don't pay attention to anything outside their small personal sphere. Blindly we forget what happened two weeks ago and do an about face and vote back in the very representatives that have been the instruments backing the big oil and industries. Polls have illustrated that popularity goes up and down with the prices of oil. They would be stupid to not lower the prices. I predict that after elections the prices will go right back up if the republican party is still in the majority lol.
2006-09-21 08:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by cuedainyag 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some thing Washington submit journalist Bob Woodward stated 2 years in the past at the same time as expenditures were going larger sends chills: "they could bypass down very immediately. it truly is the Saudis' pledge." in accordance to Woodward, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to america, "instructed President Bush that the Saudis ought to reduce oil expenditures to ascertain an outstanding economic gadget for Election Day." This prediction has come to fruition. U.S. oil company executives also own the means to let fee drops for the election. they have sufficient space to play -- such as very last year's collective $100 billion in record revenue and Exxon Mobil's personal close to record $10.6 billion revenue this previous quarter. Oil executives are finished of worry over new administration in a Congress which could inspect them
2016-11-23 13:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the republicans. They're running everything (AKA George Bush) So when elections come around and the republicans are holding office, gas will drop drastically. Then they poo-pah around saying "look at what a great job we did! we lowered the gas for you!" But as soon as you elect them again, they raise the gas prices out the roof and say "oops, our gas is in danger! we're using too much!"
2006-09-21 08:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by purelce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and I've also noticed that every time Bush's approval ratings go down, the price of gas goes down!
2006-09-22 06:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes those evil oil tycoons . Bush ordered them to drop those prices until the election is over .Then it's ten dollars a gallon afterwards. He also ordered the stock market to go up to it's highest in six years.He's so evil but smart for a dumb hick from Texas who won re-election over the smartest man in the world. EVIL-EVIL-EVIL
2006-09-21 08:55:41 · answer #6 · answered by Fly Boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its funny, I live in Willingboro, NJ, gas is as low as $2.17 here.. I was shocked
2006-09-21 09:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by forever charmed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've noticed, but I thought it was because of the new discovery of crude oil.
2006-09-21 08:22:18 · answer #8 · answered by sedona71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you paying the extra dollar in protest?
2006-09-21 08:22:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DUH!! Gas prices always go up right before Christmas, Thanksgiving, Spring Break and Summer and go down in Sept, January. Where have you been??
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2006-09-24 11:04:02 · answer #10 · answered by Gettin_by 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋