The TODAY Show had an interesting news report today on gasoline prices -- and as usual, they missed the real point.
The story pointed out that gas prices have been dropping steadily since a mid-July peak. But despite coming immediately after an interview with Timmeh on the tight race to control the House and Senate coming up in mere weeks, the gas price report made no reference to politics or the oil industry's historic support of, and by, the GOP.
The real revelation, though, came from a state-by-state comparison of average gasoline prices. More on the flip.
Guess which state has the lowest average gasoline price in the nation? Ohio, at $2.31 per gallon. Second-lowest? Missouri, at $2.32.
Can you say "battleground state," boys and girls?
And where are state average prices the highest? Idaho, at $2.97, and California, at $2.96. Now, Kossacks may argue that Idaho is "in play" but that's a stretch -- and certainly it's no Ohio or Missouri. California is solid blue.
No doubt, oil company spokespersons will say that "market forces" alone dictate state average gasoline prices. And if you believe that, I've got a war to sell you that is the "central front" against terrorism.