I personally think they lowered prices, because people were complaining that they were $3/gallon. I don't know about elsewhere, but here gas is now in the high $2/gallon ($2.7, or 2.8ish). I think they want to give us a warm fuzzy feeling "Oh, at least I'm not paying 3.20 a gallon", and then prices will surge to $4/gallon next year, and they will ease gas prices to $3.8, or $3.60 so we'll say "phew, at least I'm not paying $4 a gallon!" The election might have something to do with it, but I really don't think so.
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