Don't buy anything at Kroger's

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30. Gas prices dropped a lot before the election.

Which runs counter to the stubborn "wisdom" here on DU that the oil companies raise prices to hurt Democrats. Well, the prices in six of the seven swing states were lower a month before the election than they were a year before the election, sometimes by more than just a bit, and were even lower the week of the election. Only one state, Georgia, had gas prices that were somewhat higher the month and week before the election than a year before, and even in Georgia the price was lower the week before than the month before and was lower than the national average as well.