Too little, too late: Trump takes on gas prices as fuel costs hamper his midterm hopes

<p>Polls show US voters are deeply upset by high gas prices and are likely to punish Republicans in the midterms as a result</p><p>With fewer than two weeks until the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026">midterm</a>s, US voters are unlikely to see relief on one of this election cycle’s main issues: gas prices.</p><p>Airing up her car’s tires at a Speedway in Perrysburg, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ohio">Ohio</a>, Toledo resident Sharie Smith, 41, says soaring costs are having a direct impact on her life.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/trump-high-gas-prices-midterms-cycle">Continue reading...</a>