Kaitlan Collins played a clip on CNN’s The Source of CNN correspondent Manu Raju questioning Sen. Tommy Tuberville at the Capitol about the cost of fuel for people in his state. Tuberville, a Republican and the GOP nominee for Alabama governor, acknowledged that gas prices in Alabama are high, but implied the locals are not unhappy about it. According to Mediaite, he said prices have risen before and that residents will handle it because they understand costs move up and down. Tuberville also said Alabama voters chose President Donald Trump and gave him another chance in office. When Raju asked whether those voters are willing to pay more at the pump, Tuberville answered, “Yeah. Yeah. Sure they are.” Harry Enten, a CNN data analyst, responded on the same program. “Wha–wha–what the heck did I just hear?!” Enten said. He stated that the president’s approval rating on gas prices sits at 20 percent and that no president has drawn a higher disapproval rating on that issue. Enten said poll after poll shows Americans answering no when asked if the war is worth the cost. “The senator from Alabama is just making up stuff that is not supported by the polling data,” Enten said. Harry Enten pointed to survey results while fuel costs stayed high during the Iran war Enten said House and Senate Republican majorities would likely disappear if affordability decides the midterms. Collins asked which voters belong to the 20 percent who approve of the president on gas prices. Enten replied, “I think Tommy’s part of it.” According to AAA, the national average gas price is at $4.47 at the time of writing. According to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the average was below $3 before the conflict started. Trump has framed higher gas prices as a necessary sacrifice, as when he recently admitted prices may stay elevated until after the midterms. According to PBS, Trump addressed the increase while campaigning in North Carolina. “You have a little higher. It’s a very inexpensive price to pay for what we’ve done,” he said of the conflict with Iran, which he has called necessary to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. “Remember that. It’s a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more.” Veteran Republican strategist Chris Wilson said gasoline costs stand out because voters confront them several times a week. “The price is literally staring them in the face several times a week,” Wilson said. “So I wouldn’t minimize the frustration we’re seeing, particularly among working- and middle-class voters.” A Fox News poll cited by PBS found that more than three times as many voters said they were falling behind as getting ahead. Democrats held a 15-point edge as the party better suited to handle inflation and prices. Sixty-one percent called gas prices a major problem for their household, compared with 48 percent two years earlier. Sixty-three percent said the administration has made the economy worse, up from 52 percent in September 2025, with this group including about one-quarter of Republicans.