Gas Has Risen By Over $2.00 A Gallon Since Obama & Brown Took Control Of Washington

President Barack Obama is campaigning in Columbus, Ohio today and – while his liberal ally U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has decided to stay back in Washington – Ohioans are paying dearly for their failed energy agenda.

When Barack Obama took office a gallon of gasoline was $1.85, but today it’s $3.88, an increase of over $2.00.  Additionally, in some parts of Ohio gas has already reached $4.15 a gallon.

As the Columbus Dispatch reports:

Four-dollar gasoline has arrived like a kick in the shins. … “It’s high, but you have to” buy gas, said Heather Sisk, 41, who lives Downtown. Yesterday, she was filling up her Toyota Highlander, a midsize sport-utility vehicle. “You just pay it.” (Dan Gearino, Gas reaches $4; will drivers’ habits change?, Columbus Dispatch, 03/22/12)

Notably, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is at the highest price ever recorded for the month of March. 

“After three years of Barack Obama and Sherrod Brown’s failed energy policies, Ohioans are now paying $4.00 a gallon for gasoline,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox.  “Between Brown’s support for the EPA’s job-killing regulations and his refusal to maximize all of our domestic energy resources, it’s clear Ohioans can no longer afford the failed energy polices of Barack Obama and Sherrod Brown.

BACKGROUND …

OHIOANS ARE FUMING AT BARACK OBAMA & SHERROD BROWN’S FAILED ENERGY POLICIES

When Barack Obama & Sherrod Brown Took Control Of Washington, The Price For A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline Was $1.847. (Energy Information Administration, Accessed 2/7/12)

The Price For A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline On March 22, 2012 Was $3.88. (Energy Information Administration, Accessed 3/20/12)

The Average Price Of A Gallon Of Regular Gasoline Is At The Highest Ever Recorded Price In March. “The average price of a gallon of regular is now $3.87, the highest recorded price in March. The average price is up nearly 4 cents from a week ago, and over 30 cents from a year ago, according to the Department of Energy, as more drivers face gas prices of $4 a gallon or more across the country. Last week, the average gas price was $3.83 a gallon, the previous record according to data going back to 1990.” (Zunaira Zaki, “Highest Gas Price Recorded In March,” ABC News, 3/19/12)