{"id":1077855,"date":"2021-12-02T18:59:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077855"},"modified":"2021-12-02T18:59:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:59:13","slug":"democrats-blasted-for-bragging-biden-made-gas-2-cents-cheaper-worst-defense-of-the-biden-admin-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-blasted-for-bragging-biden-made-gas-2-cents-cheaper-worst-defense-of-the-biden-admin-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Blasted For Bragging Biden Made Gas 2 Cents Cheaper: \u2018Worst Defense Of The Biden Admin Yet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-blasted-for-bragging-biden-made-gas-2-cents-cheaper-worst-defense-of-the-biden-admin-yet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) faced widespread backlash on Thursday afternoon for bragging that President Joe Biden had caused gas prices to drop by 2 cents per gallon, a claim that may not even be accurate given that oil prices <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/update-opec-postponses-technical-meetings-evaluate-omicron-impact-sources-2021-11-28\/\">plummeted<\/a> in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The DCCC tweeted out a graph, which featured half-cent increments, that showed that gas had barely dipped in price, writing: \u201cThanks, @JoeBiden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0iHwTLv7fB\">pic.twitter.com\/0iHwTLv7fB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DCCC (@dccc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dccc\/status\/1466494036630544394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/02\/qthis-might-be-worst-defense-biden-administration-yet\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=wp_politics\">ripped<\/a> the tweet as potentially being \u201cthe worst defense of the Biden administration yet,\u201d noting that \u201csince Biden took office, the price of gas has risen more than a dollar on this same measure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notable responses included:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Dale<\/strong>, CNN \u201cfact-checker\u201d: \u201cThis is parody-level misleading-with-axes stuff.\u201d<strong>Glenn Kessler<\/strong>, Washington Post \u201cfact-checker\u201d: \u201cWhat an utterly ridiculous chart. Truly dumb.\u201d<strong>Josh Jordan<\/strong>, statistician: \u201cI absolutely cannot get over the @dccc thinking it was a good idea to tweet that gas prices have dropped TWO CENTS and thanking Joe Biden for it. Because families experience [sic] inflation are going to be grateful that gas prices have dropped two cents after rising $1 this year. \u2026 Who thought this was a good idea?! First, Biden is taking credit for gas plummeting due to the Omicron news. Second, this chart is beyond misleading\u2026 just back out to see the bigger picture. Yikes.\u201d<strong>Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY)<\/strong>: \u201cGas prices are up more than 50% since Dec 2020 and Dems are demanding you thank them. Here\u2019s TWO CENTS: After you delete your tweet, restart Keystone, start tapping more into our own domestic energy supply, and stop fast-tracking foreign pipelines abroad.\u201d<strong>Congressional Leadership Fund<\/strong>: \u201cWow! Don\u2019t spend those two pennies all in one place, kids.\u201d<strong>House GOP Policy<\/strong>: \u201cThis is just embarrassing.\u201d<strong>Mark Hemingway<\/strong>, RealClearInvestigations: \u201cSome graphic designer spent like an hour doing this, and no one in charge at the DCCC said, \u2018this is the dumbest thing I\u2019ve ever seen\u2019?\u201d<strong>Logan Hall<\/strong>, The Daily Caller: \u201cHow will you spend the two cents the democratic party saved you this week?\u201d<strong>Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)<\/strong>: \u201cRetweeting this account is a first for me. But if this is the message they want communicated to the American people, then I\u2019m happy to lend a hand.\u201d<strong>Emma Vaughn<\/strong>, GOP Press Secretary: \u201cI\u2019m old enough to remember when Pelosi called $1,000 \u2018crumbs.\u2019\u201d<strong>Job Creators Network<\/strong>: \u201cDemocrats are celebrating gas prices dropping by 2 cents in the last week, despite prices at the pump having risen by nearly 50% under Biden. How pathetic.\u201d<strong>Ben Casselman<\/strong>, The New York Times: \u201cThis is the chart-crime equivalent of a Nigerian email scam. It\u2019s so blatant that you kind of have to admire the sheer chutzpah.\u201d<strong>Brian Riedl<\/strong>, economist: \u201cAs someone who releases my own 110-page chart book each year, I am in awe of the people who conceived, built, approved, and posted this chart. I could never come up with this level of bulls**t. Bravo.\u201d<strong>Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL)<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019ll combine the two cents I saved on gas with that 16 cents I saved on my 4th of July BBQ and put a down payment on a pack of gum. Thanks, Brandon!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other top responses included:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What this chart would look like with January 20, 2021 as a starting point: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/87qgkZZ5Qr\">https:\/\/t.co\/87qgkZZ5Qr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1DmESB7eZy\">pic.twitter.com\/1DmESB7eZy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregorykorte\/status\/1466518893372055574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The social media intern making this graphic <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0g4rtQBB9r\">https:\/\/t.co\/0g4rtQBB9r<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kwgO9nWSs4\">pic.twitter.com\/kwgO9nWSs4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1466523369235435523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ka1FhH5ew\">https:\/\/t.co\/4ka1FhH5ew<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Avu3SMa4m\">pic.twitter.com\/2Avu3SMa4m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Mike Johnson (@RepMikeJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeJohnson\/status\/1466523502354259971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the digital director at the DCCC has a graduate degree <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9eGtsIGJzZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/9eGtsIGJzZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaysSimonson\/status\/1466517337746644993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">oh man. why? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FOgDaa5x23\">https:\/\/t.co\/FOgDaa5x23<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Stein (@samstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samstein\/status\/1466516391725608962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is who Republicans have to beat to win the House next November. I don&#8217;t usually endorse drape measuring, but\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Axgv7BPfAg\">https:\/\/t.co\/Axgv7BPfAg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pwCGFv9ly9\">pic.twitter.com\/pwCGFv9ly9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY\/status\/1466517246109487104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Release 50 million barrels from our emergency supply\u2014without an emergency\u2014so we can get back a whole 2 CENTS? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqhOW7Bg19\">https:\/\/t.co\/gqhOW7Bg19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. August Pfluger (@RepPfluger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepPfluger\/status\/1466520454752002055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"ht\" dir=\"ltr\">Beyond satire <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ezsaXXaXeL\">https:\/\/t.co\/ezsaXXaXeL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1466525516580605955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Omg <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2qXGfEQqPh\">https:\/\/t.co\/2qXGfEQqPh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1466518330597122055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This reminds me of high school when I&#8217;d double-space paragraphs to make my papers seem longer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0V9CAGiAUk\">https:\/\/t.co\/0V9CAGiAUk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph A. Wulfsohn (@JosephWulfsohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosephWulfsohn\/status\/1466536055830577152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My favorite part is the half-cent increments <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QDSMDkOor3\">https:\/\/t.co\/QDSMDkOor3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Clearfield (@AlexClearfield) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexClearfield\/status\/1466524871811235843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is your social media manager a Republican? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lN29jek6jd\">https:\/\/t.co\/lN29jek6jd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A Christmas Carly \ud83c\udf84 (@intlcarly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intlcarly\/status\/1466521602041032706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Us: No tweet could be worse than the Biden campaign bragging about $0.16 savings for July 4th. <\/p>\n<p>DCCC: Hold our beer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k6HrWxF6r9\">https:\/\/t.co\/k6HrWxF6r9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForAmerica\/status\/1466524586422456326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) faced widespread backlash on Thursday afternoon for bragging that President Joe Biden had caused gas prices to drop by 2 cents per gallon, a claim that may not even be accurate given that oil prices plummeted in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.The DCCC tweeted out a graph, which featured half-cent increments, that showed that gas had barely dipped in price, writing: \u201cThanks, @JoeBiden.\u201dThanks, @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com\/0iHwTLv7fB\u2014 DCCC (@dccc) December 2, 2021The Washington Post ripped the tweet as potentially being \u201cthe worst defense of the Biden administration yet,\u201d noting that \u201csince Biden took office, the price of gas has risen more than a dollar on this same measure.\u201dNotable responses included:Daniel Dale, CNN \u201cfact-checker\u201d: \u201cThis is parody-level misleading-with-axes stuff.\u201dGlenn Kessler, Washington Post \u201cfact-checker\u201d: \u201cWhat an utterly ridiculous chart. Truly dumb.\u201dJosh Jordan, statistician: \u201cI absolutely cannot get over the @dccc thinking it was a good idea to tweet that gas prices have dropped TWO CENTS and thanking Joe Biden for it. Because families experience [sic] inflation are going to be grateful that gas prices have dropped two cents after rising $1 this year. \u2026 Who thought this was a good idea?! First, Biden is taking credit for gas plummeting due to the Omicron news. Second, this chart is beyond misleading\u2026 just back out to see the bigger picture. Yikes.\u201dRep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY): \u201cGas prices are up more than 50% since Dec 2020 and Dems are demanding you thank them. Here\u2019s TWO CENTS: After you delete your tweet, restart Keystone, start tapping more into our own domestic energy supply, and stop fast-tracking foreign pipelines abroad.\u201dCongressional Leadership Fund: \u201cWow! Don\u2019t spend those two pennies all in one place, kids.\u201dHouse GOP Policy: \u201cThis is just embarrassing.\u201dMark Hemingway, RealClearInvestigations: \u201cSome graphic designer spent like an hour doing this, and no one in charge at the DCCC said, \u2018this is the dumbest thing I\u2019ve ever seen\u2019?\u201dLogan Hall, The Daily Caller: \u201cHow will you spend the two cents the democratic party saved you this week?\u201dRep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC): \u201cRetweeting this account is a first for me. But if this is the message they want communicated to the American people, then I\u2019m happy to lend a hand.\u201dEmma Vaughn, GOP Press Secretary: \u201cI\u2019m old enough to remember when Pelosi called $1,000 \u2018crumbs.\u2019\u201dJob Creators Network: \u201cDemocrats are celebrating gas prices dropping by 2 cents in the last week, despite prices at the pump having risen by nearly 50% under Biden. How pathetic.\u201dBen Casselman, The New York Times: \u201cThis is the chart-crime equivalent of a Nigerian email scam. It\u2019s so blatant that you kind of have to admire the sheer chutzpah.\u201dBrian Riedl, economist: \u201cAs someone who releases my own 110-page chart book each year, I am in awe of the people who conceived, built, approved, and posted this chart. I could never come up with this level of bulls**t. Bravo.\u201dRep. Mary Miller (R-IL): \u201cI\u2019ll combine the two cents I saved on gas with that 16 cents I saved on my 4th of July BBQ and put a down payment on a pack of gum. Thanks, Brandon!\u201dOther top responses included:What this chart would look like with January 20, 2021 as a starting point: https:\/\/t.co\/87qgkZZ5Qr pic.twitter.com\/1DmESB7eZy\u2014 Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) December 2, 2021The social media intern making this graphic https:\/\/t.co\/0g4rtQBB9r pic.twitter.com\/kwgO9nWSs4\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 2, 2021Thanks, @JoeBiden. https:\/\/t.co\/4ka1FhH5ew pic.twitter.com\/2Avu3SMa4m\u2014 Rep. Mike Johnson (@RepMikeJohnson) December 2, 2021the digital director at the DCCC has a graduate degree https:\/\/t.co\/9eGtsIGJzZ\u2014 Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) December 2, 2021oh man. why? https:\/\/t.co\/FOgDaa5x23\u2014 Sam Stein (@samstein) December 2, 2021This is who Republicans have to beat to win the House next November. I don&#8217;t usually endorse drape measuring, but\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/Axgv7BPfAg pic.twitter.com\/pwCGFv9ly9\u2014 Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) December 2, 2021Release 50 million barrels from our emergency supply\u2014without an emergency\u2014so we can get back a whole 2 CENTS? https:\/\/t.co\/gqhOW7Bg19\u2014 Rep. August Pfluger (@RepPfluger) December 2, 2021Beyond satire https:\/\/t.co\/ezsaXXaXeL\u2014 Cernovich (@Cernovich) December 2, 2021Omg https:\/\/t.co\/2qXGfEQqPh\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) December 2, 2021This reminds me of high school when I&#8217;d double-space paragraphs to make my papers seem longer. https:\/\/t.co\/0V9CAGiAUk\u2014 Joseph A. Wulfsohn (@JosephWulfsohn) December 2, 2021My favorite part is the half-cent increments https:\/\/t.co\/QDSMDkOor3\u2014 Alex Clearfield (@AlexClearfield) December 2, 2021Is your social media manager a Republican? https:\/\/t.co\/lN29jek6jd\u2014 A Christmas Carly \ud83c\udf84 (@intlcarly) December 2, 2021Us: No tweet could be worse than the Biden campaign bragging about $0.16 savings for July 4th. DCCC: Hold our beer. https:\/\/t.co\/k6HrWxF6r9\u2014 ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) December 2, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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