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On Tuesday, Politico<\/u> warned of a \u201csleeper issue\u201d caused by President Donald Trump\u2019s war on Iran that is going largely under-discussed but has the potential to cause major \u201ceconomic pain.\u201d As the outlet explained, \u201cthe rise in the cost of the fuel used for trucking, agriculture and winter heating is worse than the jump in gasoline,\u201d and it\u2019s a looming problem for the country that could blow up Republican midterm chances once and for all. <\/p>\n

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\u201cRepublicans have been facing a problem with voters over high gasoline prices for months \u2014 but the economic pain from near-record diesel fuel prices looks set to hit at the worst possible time for them,\u201d wrote Politico. \u201cThe war in Iran, disruptions in Russian production and refining bottlenecks have sent the price of diesel fuel rising faster than that of gasoline or crude oil, and it\u2019s now grinding toward an all-time record just two months ahead of the midterms. That matters for Republicans in particular because diesel prices hit first \u2014 and hardest \u2014 in rural areas and affect blue-collar businesses like farming and trucking before spreading to suburban dinner tables and the rest of the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of Monday, the average price of diesel was $5.60 per gallon, an increase of about $1 from early July and almost $2 higher than a year ago. The all-time U.S. record $5.816 set in June 2022 is approaching fast, \u201cand with U.S. inventories at their lowest-ever levels going into the peak diesel demand season, little relief is likely.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThat shortage will be acutely felt by the farmers during the harvest, and so the inflationary consequences can be greater at harvest time,\u201d said Kevin Book, managing director at consulting firm ClearView Energy Partners. And as Politico explains, \u201cAt the same time, products will be on trucks headed to stores for the holidays, and many voters in places like Maine and Alaska will be preparing for winter by buying heating oil, which, like jet fuel, is similar to diesel.\u201d According to Book, \u201cThere is a very strong history of caring about heating oil ahead of elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And when you factor in the shortage of truck drivers, said Dean Croke, principal analyst at DAT Freight & Analytics, the cost of diesel becomes the \u201csleeper issue\u201d of the economic problems rocking the Republican midterms. \u201cWe\u2019ve never seen this,\u201d Croke explained. \u201cWhat you\u2019re seeing is a real squeeze going on right now.\u201d As Politico noted, \u201cThat squeeze suggests the affordability issue is going to get worse for Trump and congressional Republicans as they face inflation-weary voters in midterm elections. A POLITICO poll conducted earlier this month found a solid majority of Americans believe the Iran war, launched by Trump six months ago, has made things more expensive for their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Politico, American refineries \u201care running at full tilt to make up the balance. Refineries operated at 97.4 percent of their operable capacity last week. API said U.S. refiners produced more diesel this July than in any July on record. Now, some refineries are even delaying regular seasonal maintenance, raising the chances of an accident that could deliver an outsize price shock. And a strong hurricane churning toward the Gulf Coast could trigger the shutdown of numerous facilities in the world\u2019s largest refining hub.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the face of these and other uncertainties, \u201cthe prospect of fuel shortages is growing by the day. And the Trump administration doesn\u2019t have many more tools at its disposal, having ruled out limits on petroleum exports.\u201d But as Politico noted, there is one solution that may be approaching, but that no one wants. \u201cThe fastest road to a lower price,” warned Book, “could be a recession.\u201d<\/p>\n

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