Ted Cruz rules out that high gasoline prices could influence the election result
Republican Ted Cruz rules out that his party could face a punitive vote in the midterm elections due to high gasoline prices
Ted Cruz, senator from Texas, rules out that high fuel prices and the escalation of increases caused by them in most products in the United States could influence the results of the midterm elections
Since February 28, when President Donald Trump decided to bomb Iran for the second time in less than a year, triggering a war and closing the Strait of Hormuz, the prices of crude oil, seeds and fertilizers began to rise to levels not seen in decades.
Faced with this situation, in the United States the economy became sluggish and inflation rose, affecting the pockets of millions of families.
Consequently, citizen support for the nation's leader has diminished to the point that various political analysts agree in anticipating a defeat of major consequences for the Republicans in the midterm elections to be held next November.
However, from the perspective of Senator Cruz, the high price of gasoline is not a factor that will affect the result of said elections.
"I don't think it's going to have a significant impact on the midterm elections. I haven't seen data that indicates that this is going to have a big impact on those elections," said the conservative born in Calgary, Canada.
Next, Cruz argued that during the Biden administration the cost of gasoline was higher compared to the current one and how, thanks to Trump's policies, in a matter of months it was able to be reduced, so there is confidence in achieving this goal again.
"Under Biden's presidency, the national price of gasoline ranged between five and six dollars a gallon. When Trump arrived, we reduced it practically in half, to about three dollars a gallon. Now, with the conflict in the Middle East, the price of gasoline has risen to about $4.5 dollars a gallon, so we have lost almost half of the reduction we had achieved," he stressed.
It should be noted that, given the supposed proximity of an agreement to officially end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices have fallen, but as soon as any bombing resumes, they tend to skyrocket again.