USATODAY.com - Americans look for political manipulation as gasoline prices plunge: "WASHINGTON — There is no mystery or manipulation behind the recent fall in gasoline prices, analysts say. Try telling that to many. motorists.
Almost half of Americans believe the plunge at the pump has more to do with politics and the November elections, than economics.
Retired farmer Jim Mohr of Lexington, Ill., rattled off a tankful of reasons why pump prices may be falling, including the end of the summer travel season and the fact that no major hurricanes have disrupted Gulf of Mexico output.
'But I think the big important reason is Republicans want to get elected,' Mohr, 66, said while filling up for $2.17 a gallon. 'They think getting the prices down is going to help get some more incumbents re-elected.'"
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