price of gas when obama took office
Even during Wednesday nightâs presidential debate, Republican contender Mitt Romney argued âgasoline prices have doubled under the president.â. To be sure, gas averaged $1.84 nationwide the day Obama took office, according to AAA. At $3.78 now, the national average has, indeed, more than doubled. Scott Hagerstrom, statewide director of Americans for Prosperity of Michigan, argued to MLive that Obama's energy policies are keeping prices high.