tonight. dana: it s very interesting this california vote. i m curious about turnout. you are following all the other races and turnout. if you re in california and everybody mailed a ballot. does it make it easier? bill: you get the ballot and it s like who am i voting for? dana: here is this is a california resident car men vega said i m unhappy. she voted for mr. biden but now considering backing republicans in the mid-term election. she says the economy sucks right now. everything is too expensive and if you look at the california national average of gas. $6.37 there per gallon versus 4.91 the national arch. bill: that quote was in the new york times. it is an article you printed out runs five pages long. i m very surprised how many democrats in california are very dissatisfied with the political leadership. someone like rick caruso. unknown to the rest of the country could have an opportunity to pull a shocker.
much. joining us more, the u.s. energy secretary. it s great to see you again. thank you for joining us. thank you. record high gas prices, especially in california, where they are having a primary today. the midterms are fast approaching. $6.37 a gallon on average, as much as $9 plus in l.a. in nevada, it s $5.52. oregon, $5.46. just for regular. 13 states see prices of more than $5 a gallon. is there anything the white house can do? you have done the strategic petroleum reserve. what about a gas tax holiday? let me say the president is going to bed at night thinking about this and waking up and asking for all good ideas, including looking at gas tax, looking at everything possible.
another dollar if you got 20-gallon tank every time you fill up the tank. it is essentially doubled since joe biden has been president of the united states. look at 13 states district of columbia gas prices are $5. feast your eyes look at that 6.37. you know what? that s the national average and unlike new jersey you have to pump your own gas. ainsley: gas prices more than doubled. economy plummeting. 40 year high in inflation. look at the front cover of the new york post. brian: scary. ainsley: 32-mile long line of people. at the very end of the photo they just disappear because the line is that long. they are crowding the street. they are coming here to america and you are going to pay for it and politico is comparing him now. they are writing about the parallels between this president and jimmy carter. steve: because of inflation
state. we re coming out of covid. we have high inflation. there s crime and homelessness. it s anxiety. people are uneasy in your state. gas prices $6.37. the national average 4:.92. a year ago california was how much is it a toxic combination of anxiety and uncertainty? it s all those things. i was in bakersfield a number of times talking to voters there in the race, but people are just feeling this pinch of gas prices so much they are cutting out basic things in their life. they no longer feel they can keep their kids in sports. they are having problems obviously struggling with the grocery bills. they feel like the party in power is not doing enough to help them. the message that joe biden is sending back in washington is not making its way to people out here, and they are looking for another alternative, and we may
desperate, not knowing what is going on for so long. it is 6.37, we are going to talk about chelsea, another chapter in the potential takeover. they are hoping to get this over the line by the end of the month. they cannot sell tickets or shots at the moment, thomas tuchel thought about hiring a couple of seven seaters to drive them to their champions league game. thankfully that didn t happen. but this interview is that adversity on the pitch. the fa is in talks with the government about a half empty semifinal at wembley against crystal palace, that will not be the case. but as for the business side