Colorado state representative plays coy with gas prices to shield Biden from criticism

Published March 20, 2024 1:33pm ET



Many Democrats have tried to spin the rise in gas prices since President Joe Biden became president. From blaming former President Donald Trump, to the pandemic, to the war in Ukraine, to climate change, there have been many excuses from Democrats to rationalize the high gas prices.  

And then, there are those like Democratic Colorado state Rep. Steven Woodrow, who seemed to insinuate Biden was not to blame at all. As part of his defense for such a claim, Woodrow posted a comparison of gas prices today with gas prices from 15 years ago. Apparently, in Woodrow’s mind, using higher gas prices from 2008 proved some kind of point, albeit an intellectually disingenuous one. 

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