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Voters worried $5 per gallon gas is coming
A supermajority of voters think a gallon of regular gas will cost $5 by July 1, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
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telephone survey of 1,000 voters by Virginia-based Rasmussen Reports
found that 72 percent thought it was "somewhat likely" gas prices would
be above $5 per gallon soon. Two months ago, only 58 percent of those
polled told Rasmussen this summer would bring gas prices that high. The
poll was taken over the weekend.
Just 25 percent say its not likely gas prices will rise to $5, the poll said.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas Tuesday was $3.97,
according to the AAA auto club. The death of Osama bin Laden brought
some speculation that gas prices might decline, but most analysts have
said continued instability in the Middle East will likely keep prices
high.
Recent polls have suggested that President Obama's approval ratings and 2012 re-election prospects may be tied, at least in part, to gas prices.
