Highest gas prices for Election Day in U.S. history
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsEconomy & Inflation
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- NBC News reports: “High consumer costs are motivating voters at the ballot box, especially gas prices, which have never been this high on an Election Day. NBC News' Allie Canal explains how this "gas price election" …”
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