The internal polling must have been bad because new talking points are out. After a week of claiming gas prices were Putin’s fault there’s a new scapegoat in town.
The president and his minions were wrong in thinking they could use the crisis in Ukraine as a scapegoat for historically high fuel costs. Even polling from the corporate media showed that Americans disapproved of Biden’s energy policies well before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Now a desperate Democrat party is looking for a new scapegoat and they think they’ve found it.
Putin is no longer responsible for gas prices, oil companies are.
“After weeks of blaming Vladimir Putin for record high gas prices…[Democrats’] blame is now trained on the American energy industry.”
This is the #BidenGasHike. pic.twitter.com/rU5W7HBjts
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 21, 2022
The RNC isn’t cherry-picking either, the talking points have changed. Below is a post from Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attacking oil executives instead of Russia.
The incongruence between falling oil prices & higher prices at the gas pump is causing immense damage to American families
If anyone thinks this is fair, efficient, or sensible—they’re probably an oil executive
We will be calling those oil executives to testify before Congress
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 17, 2022
Their solution to help Americans is to haul oil executives down to DC.
Last year, the top 25 oil and gas companies reported a combined $205 billion in profits.
And instead of giving Americans a break at the gas pump, they’ve used their profits to reward shareholders with stock buybacks.
The Senate will call Big Oil CEOs to testify before Congress. pic.twitter.com/Ubm0myQr1m
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 17, 2022
Rep. Adam Schiff is also pushing the new storyline as well.
Would you believe me if I said the price of a barrel of oil actually plummeted in the last week?
It’s down to less than $100 a barrel. Last time it was that low a gallon of gas was about $3.62.
But that decline may not materialize at the pump.
Why? One word: Profiteering.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 17, 2022
