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Democrat John Yarmuth might be one of the one-term wonders come Election Day. According to this article, Yarmuth doesn’t think the gas price issue is a big deal:

“I understand why the Republicans think they have that issue, but the vast majority of the American people blame George Bush and the oil companies for high gas prices,” Yarmuth told PolitickerKY.com on Wednesday. “So, I think that is an issue that ultimately will not help them.”

I’ve talked with more than a few people while filling my SUV. Of the people I’ve talked with, none have brought up ‘Big Oil’. When I’ve told them that 85% of our nation’s known oil reserves were offlimits and that Democrats refuse to tap into any of those known reserves, they ask why they haven’t. My standard reply is “God only knows” or something like that.

Democrats know that this isn’t the case. Since Republicans started pushing this issue, Democrats have done everything possible to blur the distinctions between their do nothing plan and the Republicans’ ‘all-of-the-above’ plan known as the American Energy Act. Barack Obama had three different positions in less than 4 days.

Perhaps that’s because of this information:

When voters are broken down by their self-designated ideologies, the pattern is similar: 84% of conservatives think offshore drilling should be allowed, but only 31% of liberals agree. Perhaps key to the presidential election, 54% of moderates also favor lifting the ban.

Let’s see how Sen. Obama’s views are playing. According to this poll, they aren’t playing well:

By substantial margins, voters believe that McCain’s top priority is finding new sources of energy while Obama is more focused on reducing the amount of energy we consume.

Data released yesterday shows that voters overwhelmingly believe it is more important to find new sources of energy. Sixty-seven percent (67%) believe McCain shares this priority while just 29% believe Obama holds that same view.

In other words, the data thus far says that Rep. Yarmuth is as wrong as wrong can get. It’s been my observation that politicians get beat when they’re that out of touch with voters on the dominant issue of a campaign.

Technorati Tags: Gas Crisis, John Yarmuth, Anne Northup, Barack Obama, Drilling, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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