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Now at an average of $4.03 a gallon, nearing that $4 a gallon mark for the first time in months. and down from a peak of $5.02 in june. cnn chief business correspondent christine romans is with us now. more than 55 days of gas prices dropping in fact. will this continue? >> half the states are below $4 a gallon. i think you'll see that $4 national average in the next day or two. look, $4.03 a gallon down from $4.70 a month ago, but still above where it was a year ago. but well off that peak of $5. i think what it shows you consumers started to change behavior at $5 a gallon. you heard me say t...

Some states in -- they have way overshot where the american people are on this issue. and the polling has certainly shown that we have seen republican voting intention drop. we have seen democrats pick up in certain key races and key states. i think this is had a political impact that they got what they wanted in their heart of hearts, but you know, i you can eat a steak three times a day. but it will not be good for me. >> gas prices have gone down this week after a record high in june. aaa says the national average for a gallon of gas is just under $4.70, which is a drop from the high price ...

Democrats and 41% looking at republicans. what the supreme court has done to turn the clock back for women, that is on people's mind. we're talking about the economy and inflation right now. the other issue that is top of mind for voters is abortion rights. and the supreme court has turned the clock back and states are -- some states like texas, mississippi and so many others are turning that clock back, voters will remember that. >> and they're also thinking about gas prices. >> absolutely. >> it is something else too. it is $4.70 is the national average and that is hitting people where they ...

Yet. but for the moment, it looks as though the jobs landscape is holding up. i think it's too early to tell the. i'm not catastrophic on the spectrum of expecting a recession, but i'm growing cautious at the end of the day. neil: all right. and we are looking at the market friday. throughout the week we had a very strong week for all the major markets with the nasdaq up about 4.5%, about 1% for the dow. gary, you know, the markets are probably confused by all of this. are you, or is it a tale of two worlds and which wins out? >> well, hopefully the job market wins out because that's everythin...

In ohio, it's $4.70. probably why nearly six in ten ohioans disapprove of the job mr. biden is doing. fairly good bet by the top two democrats running for statewide office in this year's elections, the senate know many tim ryan, gubernatorial nominee were too busy to campaign alongside the president today. scheduling conflicts, they said. this is "the wall street journal" tonight reports that red states are winning the post-pandemic economic battle. adding printer 41,000 jobs over that time while blue states were still short 1.3 million jobs as of may. very, very big disparity. the president d...