March 26, 2026
High Gas Prices, Driven Up by the Iran War, Loom Over the Midterms
A private document from Navigator Research, a liberal polling firm, that has been circulating among House Democrats encouraged them to focus less on criticizing Mr. Trump’s wartime partnership with Israel and his failure to get congressional approval for the assault on Iran and more on economic issues. The top-testing messages were arguments that Mr. Trump was raising gas prices and spending billions while ignoring cost-of-living concerns, increasing the price of health care and cutting food assistance programs.