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I think the senate is a jump ball. you could see the democrats picking up seats. now for instance i'm not sure, we couldn't get any answer on whether barnes of wisconsin was going to be with the president today. so they are embracing him, but there's a lot of democrats who are rewarding him. biden is more popular, but still not popular. so i think things are getting bet r for the democrats, but they're not great. >> is ryan going to be with the president today? >> i'm not sure. i do think that things are doing better for democrats. no question. the gas prices were a huge problem. i was looking...

That was the central bank's first increase in the last 18 months.

Bill. if you have debt that you're carrying over month to month, it is going to cost more to finance that. if you're getting a new car, you're going to -- auto loans financing is more, student loans, mortgage rates. these are things that have so many people feeling like the economy just isn't working for them right now. >> i mean, i like the bad news and then the good news. let's go there now. the less lousy. >> this week things have been looking a little bit better. and, again and again we have seen numbers that are improving. gas prices down 64, 65 days in a row now. $3.93. you got 20 states...

Trending down? >> it is. down another penny overnight. 64, 65 days now of declining gasoline prices, overall oil prices are back to where they were before the russian invasion of ukraine, a big surprise for many oil analysts and economists who say that could keep a lid on gas prices for the foreseeable future here. you know, you have, i think, 20 states that are at $3.75 or below. and you've got several states in the midwest and the south that are at $3.50 and below for their national average. so that is something that is keeping a little bit more money in people's pockets and keeping the amer...

Look how much gas prices are down over the past month, seven states are at $3.50 or lower, 20 states are $3.75 or lower. >> you showed us the consumer spending report, retail sales, that's what they're doing. we're also expecting a report on what they're thinking. >> people say they feel absolutely lousy about the american economy but they're still spending and that's been so interesting. we learned friday consumer sentiment lousy but slightly less lousy and i think as time goes on these gas prices coming down and the signs that inflation are peaking, we learned this last week as well, these m...