Nothin’ But Good Times Ahead

News - 55% say their finances are getting worse, the highest level in 25 years, up from 53% last year and 47% in 2024 (Gallup) pic.twitter.com/2REZzaNKlX

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) May 1, 2026

Gas prices in Florida have jumped by 34 cents a gallon in the last four days, now at $4.28 a gallon - up from $3.94 on Monday. pic.twitter.com/9iuXaQ3pmI

— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) May 1, 2026

HASSETT: In the end, people vote their wallets. I don't really trust surveys

VARNEY: But you gotta look at the numbers. I mean, you got an average of regular of $4.35 a gallon. It's up 7 cents overnight. Diesel is $5.60. That hits voters hard. How long are they gonna stay at… pic.twitter.com/rLzwvFWfWu

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 30, 2026

HASSETT: In the end, people vote their wallets. I don't really trust surveys

VARNEY: But you gotta look at the numbers. I mean, you got an average of regular of $4.35 a gallon. It's up 7 cents overnight. Diesel is $5.60. That hits voters hard. How long are they gonna stay at that level?

HASSETT: As soon as we get the strait open, oil is gonna flow like you've never seen before

(Nobody in oil expects that to happen, whenever the Strait opens.)

Tim Scott: "The fact of the matter is that all of the cylinders are kicking. It is good news. You can even feel in our environment how good things are getting. Gas prices continue to come down, which means your groceries will come down a little bit as well. We've got a lot of… pic.twitter.com/etdF8eHkP3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 30, 2026

Tim Scott: "The fact of the matter is that all of the cylinders are kicking. It is good news. You can even feel in our environment how good things are getting. Gas prices continue to come down, which means your groceries will come down a little bit as well. We've got a lot of good signs in the economy."

🔵 Democrats take the lead among white voters for the 2026 midterms for the first time (Big Data)

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) May 1, 2026

The share of Americans who say their financial situation is getting worse (55%) is higher now than at any point in the past 25 years.

👉🏻 https://t.co/CUTKXPWBVW pic.twitter.com/k7GX4c7dwZ

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) April 30, 2026