GOP loss culprit? Trump dismal approval ratings track gas prices almost 1-for-1

Historically high gasoline prices appear to have doomed the Republican Party in the midterm elections by driving down President Donald Trump’s plummeting approval rating. Since the end of February, when the global energy disruptions caus…
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