When Diesel Becomes an Election Issue

Suddenly, everyone was talking about diesel prices — not just truckers. But will the election results make any difference at the pump?

I've never heard the word "diesel" uttered so much in election coverage as I did during the November 2026 midterms.

As a blue wave of voters handed Democrats control of both the House and Senate Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance blamed the war with Iran for Republican losses.

There were certainly other factors. But the war, launched by a president who campaigned on "no new foreign wars," has had a very visible impact on Americans' pocketbooks.

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