This statement from Nancy Pelosi illustrates why, despite horrendous Republican missteps, the Dems just haven't been able to capitalize -

We have two oilmen in the White House.... The logical ... follow-up from that is $3-a-gallon gasoline. There is no accident. It is a cause and effect.... a cause and effect.

A perfect example of the classic economic idiotarian mistake of Authority Causality.   Too bad she's a congressional leader rather than a High School sophomore.