Oil on the Ballot, Not Democracy

Gas, inflation, and the midterms

President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act as Democrat lawmakers look on at the White House in Washington on Aug. 16, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Commentary

President Joe Biden claimed that democracy was on the ballot while speaking at Union Station in Washington on Nov. 2. “In a typical year, we are not often faced with the question of whether the vote we cast will preserve democracy or put it at risk. But we are this year.”