Voter Responses to Fuel Costs

By Paul Weyrich

When Congress returns after Labor Day the Republican Whip, Representative Roy Blunt (R-MO), will introduce the American Energy Act. He means it to be the definitive program his party should pursue as it faces the general election in a couple of months. The measure has three distinctive parts.

For the past couple of years voters have paid little attention to anything the Republicans have said. The view has been that the GOP had its chance for a dozen years and Republicans blew it. Voters pointed to a major Democratic victory this fall. Then along came the energy issue. The Democrats are on the wrong side of energy issues and voters are listening to the Republicans again. Blunt wants the contrast between the parties to be clear.

Read more about the American Energy Act here.