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Follow high gasoline prices to Obama support; states with most expensive fuel costs solidly for pres

San Jose Mercury News -- There is a curious relationship between a state's gas prices and presidential politics. The higher the price of gasoline, the higher President Obama's prospects of winning that state.

Obama's electoral map to victory bares a remarkable resemblance to a map of the country's highest gas prices.

California, Illinois, Washington D.C. and New York - all solidly Democratic - are among the costliest for gas. Wyoming, Montana, Oklahoma and Utah - where Lyndon Johnson was the last Democrat to win the presidential vote - are among the cheapest.

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Submitted Apr 01, 2012 By: ziyulu

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Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:31:36 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Poor jetski forgets that the GOP is responsible for most of the debt..... and makes up $$$$$ to blame on Obama....... But.... too bad he can't get a taste of the GOP "air"..... it is brown. So he should be happy Florida gets a hurricane every once in a while to clean it up (grin)...
captngasTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:3,015 Points:1,326,975 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:30:09 PM Ignore captngasTN Report Abuse cssco - i'm planting my garden on Palm Sunday; never imagined politics followed the same time cycle
eye-spy Champion Author Quebec Posts:4,583 Points:2,416,870 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:29:46 PM Ignore eye-spy Report Abuse It's a good thing that he is not running here. :-)
IUVidiot Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,585 Points:708,360 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:26:16 PM Ignore IUVidiot Report Abuse hmmmmm
geoutpb Champion Author Midland Odessa Posts:4,623 Points:1,066,310 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:24:11 PM Ignore geoutpb Report Abuse If you make alot of money then high gasoline prices do not hurt you as much. Where a person making 8-9 dollars and hour high prices do hurt them more.
hcivic Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,849 Points:2,264,740 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:23:59 PM Ignore hcivic Report Abuse yea, those are Democratic states
balljars Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,113 Points:1,610,595 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:22:12 PM Ignore balljars Report Abuse This shows the intelligence of Democrats.
cssco Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,326 Points:1,751,530 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:21:45 PM Ignore cssco Report Abuse What is it about Palm Sunday that brings out the Moon Bats in large numbers?
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,667 Points:2,081,340 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:21:31 PM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse I take GreenAstro's side.
tco9436 Champion Author Connecticut Posts:1,772 Points:722,175 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:21:18 PM Ignore tco9436 Report Abuse great
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,324 Points:1,531,150 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:20:15 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse Obama is the best person for President but lower prices for fuel would help everyone, including him.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:19:57 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Good thing jetski isn't an accountant... or doing other people's taxes....... they would all be in jail...... (grin)... [Edited by: Gnusman53 at 4/1/2012 7:25:22 PM EST]
robaloma Champion Author Houston Posts:2,596 Points:691,400 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:19:36 PM Ignore robaloma Report Abuse of course!
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:18:15 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse So far, jetski....prooving beeeeeeyond a doubt.....you have had way too much koolaid....... and left facts far behind......
jeskibuff Champion Author Tampa Posts:7,882 Points:1,448,135 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:18:08 PM Ignore jeskibuff Report Abuse sydb7 said: "Why are these Haters so blind to the facts??" It's a better question to ask why Obozo-lovers still think the guy is a superstar after failure after failure after failure. Good grief, NOTHING the idiot has promised materialized...not "Recovery Summer", not "unemployment kept below 8% if my plan is passed", not "transparency in government", not closing "Gitmo" (thank God there were some Dumbocrats smarter than Obozo who shut down that idiotic idea). Really, HOW BAD does it have to get before Obozo-lovers get a dose of reality?? Does he have to waste ANOTHER FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS????
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:15:45 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse AmbuDriver, I hope you wear a tuxedo.. If you are going to be impotent, you should look impotent!
AmbuDriver All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:690 Points:461,005 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:14:14 PM Ignore AmbuDriver Report Abuse nfldude said : "No need to go to rural CA those votes are impotent. " You are so right! I live in the rural CA and my doctor said I am a very impotent guy... ;)
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:4,232 Points:1,073,730 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:14:08 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse So are the voters not very smart? Or what?
Alfied Champion Author Riverside Posts:7,940 Points:1,755,510 Joined:Jun 2001	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:14:02 PM Ignore Alfied Report Abuse Just wait.
jeskibuff Champion Author Tampa Posts:7,882 Points:1,448,135 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:13:00 PM Ignore jeskibuff Report Abuse Gnusman53 said: "the GOP needs to be sent to electoral woodshed for a few decades so people will be able to clean up all their mess" And just how does that happen? Does Obozo recklessly spend ANOTHER FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS on failed attempts to fix something that he blames on his predecessor?? And when you look at the root of the problem, it wasn't the GOP's mess to begin with - the Dumbocrats were primarily responsible for the subprime lending crisis that caused our economic meltdown. So far, Obozo's "fixes" have shown quite clearly how inept and clueless he is. He not only is incapable of cleaning up anyone else's mess, he's only capable of making a bigger mess out of everything he touches.
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:12:34 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse You can rewrite this article, substituting any of a number of things or "the price of gasoline" and it would be equally true. * There is a curious relationship between a state's per capita income and presidential politics. The higher the income, the higher President Obama's prospects of winning that state. * There is a curious relationship between a state's education level and presidential politics. The higher the education level, the higher President Obama's prospects of winning that state. * There is a curious relationship between a state's population and presidential politics. The more populated the state, the higher President Obama's prospects of winning that state.
JR57CA All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:788 Points:326,125 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:10:37 PM Ignore JR57CA Report Abuse When will people get it. Obama has NOTHING to do with prices at the pump! if he places regulations on the industry, then MAYBE he has exerted some control. Other than regulating speculators and the industry itself, the President is powerless. FYI - Daddy Bush, therefore W by default, have a HUGE interest in Oil. They have interest in several oil companies. I know this first hand. Therefore, they have an huge financial interest to protect. How greedy do they have to be for the general public to recognize the problems rest with our biased legislation(s), lobbyists and greedy private industries which are holding the general public hostage?
buffaloski Veteran Author Indiana Posts:326 Points:1,682,195 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:09:52 PM Ignore buffaloski Report Abuse Blind devotion
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:08:05 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse ILLEGALS VOTE IN CALIF? Really? Oh, you heard that on fox news... so it must be true.
ByGuy Champion Author Dallas Posts:7,848 Points:1,708,265 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:07:46 PM Ignore ByGuy Report Abuse All Dems? Big surprise.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:07:37 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse seems nfldude proves my earlier posts (grin)
nfldude Champion Author San Diego Posts:3,871 Points:445,805 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:04:43 PM Ignore nfldude Report Abuse Look at a County map for CA, vote is decided by libs in LA, San Fran. region, Sac., illegals in Imperial County and winos in Santa Barbara, Napa and Sonoma. No need to go to rural CA those votes are impotent.
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:04:13 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse Alaska has the lowest state tax on Gasoline... Alaska produces more Oil than any other state... Alaska is number 2 in average price per gallon.. Only Hawaii, that has to import everything is more.
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,557 Points:1,919,755 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:03:14 PM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse Stop these Hatter articles! Why are these Haters so blind to the facts??
bluetatanka Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:55,901 Points:780,855 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 7:02:55 PM Ignore bluetatanka Report Abuse Interesting corollaries!
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:57:31 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse esquared, that is because.... Not everyone is as mis-informed as the typical Gingrich voter..
blitzntj Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:4,679 Points:944,080 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:57:12 PM Ignore blitzntj Report Abuse Sounds about right...and the most Oprah watchers too!
RVMANFL Rookie Author Florida Posts:40 Points:1,059,700 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:57:03 PM Ignore RVMANFL Report Abuse Yep they have been around for all those years and look at their cost of everything the amount of tax they have on everything and their economy. They are broke and having riots in the streets because of the cut backs to everyone to get bailout money. Pensions cut up to 60% etc. Could you get by if your lost 60% or your pension? What scares me is more people want the nanny state. But that is because the current generation have gotten everything given to them and now want it to keep up.
acvw74 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,105 Points:689,100 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:56:51 PM Ignore acvw74 Report Abuse The answers to many of todays questions is to follow the money.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:56:36 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse BTW..... McKeon is a joke.....
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:56:26 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse New York, has the highest State tax on gas... Calif and Conn are tied for second. Others in the top 10 Ill. Ind. BTW.. Florida is in 10 place.New Jersey is 48th, just ahead of Wyoming in 49th
esquared Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,067 Points:1,970,110 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:55:04 PM Ignore esquared Report Abuse It's clear that voters are (wisely) considering much more than gasoline prices when they answer pollsters and/or when they vote in Republican primaries. How else to explain that the Speaker ("Newt Gingrich has promised $2.50 gasoline") has been able to muster wins in only two state primaries, both in his political backyard?
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:55:00 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse And there is a reason for that special blend..... they didn't want to kill off their children and grandparents with pollution.
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,224 Points:1,353,710 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:53:28 PM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse Personally, I think all of the residents of the Capitol Building and the White House need a shakeup. Especially if they've been in office for more than a term or two. The position of your state/district's representative was never meant to be a career IMO.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:52:20 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse I remember when the GOP had some people with working brains in it. Like Ike. Like William F. Buckley Jr. Like Barry Goldwater. Now, all three of those dead leaders have more brains than the entire GOP combined now...... And a trillion times more ethics.
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:51:07 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse the article fails to point out that, in general, the states with the highest prices also have the highest income. For example, Gas costs 10¢ a gallon more in NJ that it does in MS. However the average person in NJ has income twice that of the average person in MS. So the 10¢ a gallon does not mean much.
RVMANFL Rookie Author Florida Posts:40 Points:1,059,700 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:50:18 PM Ignore RVMANFL Report Abuse Took a trip to California and was amazed at the amount of tax on a gallon of gas. One of the big reasons gas is so high there. Then there is the cost of refining the special blend that the oil company are required to do for that state. All adds to the cost.
gass12 Champion Author Omaha Posts:8,389 Points:2,303,715 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:50:12 PM Ignore gass12 Report Abuse Did it take a 6 year old to fogure this out.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:48:54 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Sounds like RVMAN has been drinking too much of his RV's blue kool-aid...... Heaven forbid facts would slip into the comment.
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:48:15 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse RVMANFL hahaha.. Funny part is the countries of Europe have been around for THOUSANDS of years... Maybe they know something we do not?
Jmac2008 Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,274 Points:881,140 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:48:03 PM Ignore Jmac2008 Report Abuse i think that you have it backwards, Obama will probably lose the states with the highest gas prices. the GOP and speculation has driven the gas prices up hoping to get back in.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:47:06 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse sorry pnivens....... If all the GOP can say is "drill baby drill" and give away billions to oil companies when they are the most profitable companies in the world........ the GOP has become functionally illiterate.
GreenAstro All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:561 Points:231,625 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:46:44 PM Ignore GreenAstro Report Abuse OutI love the one word posts.. they add so much to the conversation.. don't they?
Holly123 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,197 Points:789,985 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 1, 2012 6:46:14 PM Ignore Holly123 Report Abuse He won't make it a second round!!!!!!!!
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