Keeping the price at the pump down is a goal uniting Americans in both parties.
About two-thirds of Americans in a new AP-NORC poll say keeping US oil and gas prices from rising should be an “extremely” or “very” important foreign policy goal for the US.
However, they are just as likely to say it’s important to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, a juxtaposition that could be difficult for the White House to manage.
About three-quarters of Republicans and about two-thirds of Democrats say it’s highly important to prevent US oil and gas prices from going up.
Slightly fewer than half of US adults, 45%, are “extremely” or “very” concerned about being able to afford gas in the next few months, up from 30% in an AP-NORC poll conducted shortly after Trump won re-election with promises that he would improve the economy and lower the cost of living.
