# What happens politically if gas prices go through the roof?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump, iran-strikes-2026\
**Created:** [March 2, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-politically-if-gas-prices-go-through-the-roof/1028133 "2026-03-02T14:48:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-politically-if-gas-prices-go-through-the-roof/1028133/47 "2026-03-03T13:07:12Z")

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The Right loves to talk about “personal responsibility”, but when their decisions inevitably cause disaster it’s always somebody else’s fault.

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