tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896561.post109120553191877107..comments2023-04-04T08:59:32.836-05:00Comments on shaken & stirred: you say july surprise, I say predictable ployUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896561.post-1091212039912785582004-07-30T13:27:00.000-05:002004-07-30T13:27:00.000-05:00October. The rule of thumb is, if the price of ga...October. The rule of thumb is, if the price of gas in an election year October is higher than the October of the previous election, the incumbent loses. Right now the national average is about $1.89. Near the end of October 2000 it was about $1.56.<br /><br />I'll be interested to see if this rule holds up this year (fingers crossed).<br /><br />--JonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com