The approval rating of President Joe Biden - an indicator of Democrat's election prospects - has tracked closely with gas prices.
Since the increase in prices took hold two weeks ago, when OPEC+ announced a cut in oil output, disapproval of President Joe Biden has risen 1.1 percentage points, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Blake Masters, a Republican candidate for Senate, condemned the gas price spike on Wednesday in a tweet critical of his opponent, incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly, as well as Biden. Earlier this month, Johnson said: "Make no mistake, this is the result of Democrats' reckless deficit spending and radical green energy policies."
"That rising energy price that people see at the pump, that people see in your utility bills, that our farmers see when they're paying more for diesel," Vance said. "That was the direct result of policies enacted by Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi and supported 100% by Tim Ryan."