The Odds: Crude Awakening
With gas prices hitting record highs for a midterm year, CNN's News Central John Berman and Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten examine the surge's potential impact on the upcoming elections. They unpack this year's unprecedented price hike versus the historical trend of falling pre-midterm costs and prediction market odds on where pain at the pump will stand on Election Day.
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