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El Sayed's cure for high gas prices would make them worse
Democrats are filming campaign ads at gas stations while Republicans puzzle over voter gloom amid faster growth; both fights come down to what you pay for fuel.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN This Morning at 8:42 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Washington Examiner's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Washington Examiner: “El Sayed’s cure for high gas prices would make them worse”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:42 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
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- Washington ExaminerEl Sayed’s cure for high gas prices would make them worse
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTurning to your wallet.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDemocrats are filming campaign ads in front of gas stations, and the Washington Examiner says their fix for high gas prices would make those prices worse.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA political ad at a gas station. So the one place where you already feel helpless now has a soundtrack.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe column calls the politics a strategic layup, but says the policy itself is incoherent.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's a polite word for it, and you're still paying at the pump this morning.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIncoherent. I've had tea like that.
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