Average gas price has reached $ $ 5 per nationwide -- the highest ever recorded in November . the Strategic Petroleum Reserve O'Connell : Increases in gas prices can hurt President Obama 's re-election chance . He says Republican candidates must seize the moment to push for a different energy policy . O'Connell : If President Ford C. O'Connell does n't change his policies , he may lose his job in March .
Average gas price has reached $ 3.87 nationwide -- the highest ever recorded in March . Ford O'Connell : Increases in gas prices can hurt President Obama 's re-election chance . He says Republican candidates must seize the moment to push for a different energy policy . O'Connell : If President Obama does n't change his policies , he may lose his job in November .