Panel with higher gas prices in Los Angeles, USA. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 31More than 40% of US residents believe that the rise in gasoline prices in the country was triggered by the unsuccessful actions of President Joe Biden and his government in the field of economic policy, 24% blame the sanctions against Russia, according to a survey conducted by Quinnipack University. «When Americans were asked, what they thought was the main reason for the recent rise in gasoline prices, they said: economic policies of the Biden administration (41%), fighting in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia (24%), overpricing by oil companies (24%) , growth in demand against the backdrop of the lifting of anti-coronavirus restrictions (5%),» the survey report says.From pizza to Ukraine: «It's Biden's fault»University specialists have identified a connection between a person's political views and his opinion about the reasons for rising gasoline prices. Thus, 82% of supporters of the Republican Party blame Biden's economic policy, and only 9% of them consider the imposition of sanctions against Russia the main reason. In turn, 41% of those who support the Democratic Party believe that the rise in prices was provoked, first of all, by the conflict in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, and only 3% blame the administration of the current US president for this. Among citizens who do not consider themselves supporters of one of the two main parties in the country, 39% blame the authorities and 25% talk about the effect of sanctions against the Russian Federation. According to the survey, now the most acute problem for most Americans is rising prices: inflation worries 39% of citizens. It is followed by the issue of immigration, which is considered a priority by 19% of respondents, and the fighting in Ukraine is the most disturbing 13% of survey participants. The survey was conducted from March 24 to March 28, it was attended by more than 1.4 thousand US adults across the country. The margin of error is about 2.6% percentage points.
