Gas prices were a staple of GOP ads in 2024. Now it’s Democrats’ turn.

"Every time people go to the grocery store or the gas pump, or pay their electric or utility bill, they are reminded of how Ciscomani has been absolutely spineless in standing up to Trump, " Mendoza remarked.

Key points

• One ad the group ran in Ohio this summer admitted that "gas prices are too high" but argued that electing Democratic former Sen.
• Asked regarding the ad, Brown 's campaign pointed back to the Iran war and its impact on costs.
• Some Republicans say it's still significant to go on offense on the problem, particularly as affordability has dominated voter reservations.
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• Republican candidates' hesitance to address gas rates goes beyond TV ads.

Republican candidates' hesitance to address gas rates goes beyond TV ads. When costs surged after Trump first introduced attacks on Iran, according to a POLITICO review of posts on the platform X, republican members of Congress and candidates in House battlegrounds have mentioned gas rates less frequently on social media since March.

This year is additionally the first year since 2020 in which official email newsletters from Democratic members of Congress have mentioned gas more often than those from Republicans, according to data from DCInbox. It tracks members' newsletters.

Some Republicans say it's still significant to go on offense on the problem, particularly as affordability has dominated voter reservations. Americans for Prosperity Action, a conservative super PAC that's involved in a dozen House and Senate races, has created energy costs part of its ads. Bill Riggs, a spokesperson for the group, remarked that their canvassers' conversations with voters have shown anti-energy policies from democratic socialists opened up Democrats to attacks, but Republicans additionally have to show they have their own plan.

"Contrast really is key – we don't just criticize the DSA's platform for the legitimate fact it's going to make energy scarce and prices go up, we also connect voters to a credible plan to bring costs down, " Riggs remarked. "AFP Action's candidates stand for energy abundance and lower costs, and when we walk swing voters and base Republicans through that contrast at the doors, they move our way."

One ad the group ran in Ohio this summer admitted that "gas prices are too high" but argued that electing Democratic former Sen. While GOP Sen, sherrod Brown would further drive up costs. Jon Husted would "stop today's pain from becoming permanent."

"Ohioans are already being crushed by rising costs, and Jon Husted has voted 13 times to continue the reckless war in Iran that's caused gas and diesel prices to spike, " campaign spokesperson Lauren Chou remarked. "Husted should be focused on lowering costs and easing the economic burden for working families, not backing an endless war in the Middle East that has already cost us billions of dollars." Ben Lefebvre contributed to this report.

In short, gas prices were a staple of GOP ads in 2024. Now it's is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.