Voters have a two-word answer for President Joe Biden’s spin that high gas prices are war-mongering Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fault: C’mon man.
By more than a 3-to-1 margin, a majority of likely voters said higher prices are Biden’s fault, the result of failed energy policies.
“Who bears the responsibility for higher fuel prices?” Rasmussen Reports asked.
- Biden 51%
- Putin 15%
- Oil companies 26%
“The average price of a gallon of gasoline, which was $2.20 in November 2020, rose to $3.50 by November 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and is now $4.21,” Rasmussen said. “Sixty-one percent think Biden has not done enough to stop the rising price of gasoline, home heating oil and other petroleum products, while just 27% believe Biden has done enough.”
Biden bear the most responsibility, over Putin and oil companies for rising fuel prices.
BY PARTY:
All – 51%
Rep – 76%
Dem – 24%
Ind – 54%https://t.co/gWq2811Whm#GasPrice #bidenpricehike #Putin pic.twitter.com/aKLxeszazB— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) April 27, 2022
The survey was the latest evidence of the growing problem Democrats are facing from voters getting whacked by inflation even as the administration attempts to shift blame to anyone but the president.
Rasmussen found that a sky-high 84% believe that higher fuel prices are a serious problem. Of those, 61% called it a very serious problem.
And it’s bipartisan: 77% of Democrats said higher prices are a serious problem.
