>>> being criticized for taking president obama 's words out of context in his latest attack on the price of gas . take a listen.
>> one promise he's kept, when he campaigned he said he wanted to raise the price of gasoline . he said under him energy costs would skyrocket.
>> what president obama said in a 2008 interview was his cap and trade plan could cause electricity cost to rise. romney corrected himself later in the day. meantime the president begins a two-day swing on wednesday to defend his energy policy . he's visit nevada and othklahoma. if you're going to go after someone, you have to go after with what they said.
>> he will continue to use the same message effectively that obama promised that energy prices would go up. there's several republican who is have said they believe that president obama and his entire administration want gas prices to remain so high that consumers can no longer consume as much gasoline as they have in the past.
>> the president was asked about that and he flatly said i think what seems logical to anyone, what president would conspire or want the price of gas to go up. who would want that? that's a recipe for not being invited to the white house by the american people ?
>> that is right. that's why you see the president on the road trying to get on the offense so he's not on the defense about gas prices . he knows what's coming. prices will go up this spring as they have begun to. they will get bad in the summer. it will be a huge republican talking point. energy prices , the price of food, the increase of prices in health care will be part of the narrative about what is worse in your life then it was in 2008 . they will remind the voters it was a $1.90 a gallon when he took office. this is an issue. that's why he's talking about it several times a week.
>> let me play what david axlerod said about the republican promising to lower gas prices .
>> the notion that we can drill our way out of this or if somehow we say that that the gas price will go down now. that's not oil talk, that's snake oil talk. the american people know the difference.
>> to the point specifically with newt gingrich . he was hoping that his speech on gas prices or his promise would dig him out of hole and it's not worked for him. is that because the american people , the american public knows that the candidates will toss out the figures in hopes of seducing them in, but it's not a reality?
>> it's a good republican talking point but they weren't voting for him when he promised $2.50 a gallon. no president can promise any number for a price of gasoline . you see in the last week's poll that 54% of those polled in that poll, which some consider an outlying poll the president does control prices and could be doing more. that's why because of that perception you see the president trying to take control of the republicans before republicans beat him up too much on how much the president controls prices.
>> there was a bloomberg poll that showed a different number in favor of the president. the bottom line is with this gas argument, you bring up the price of gas . some people say it's speculators. it's a back and forth. can any of these gop candidates really pick up real traction because in the end people want to hear that yes, you can bring it down to $2.50, but they know that's not possible in the immediate future for any of us.
>> when president obama was running for president, both hillary clinton and john mccain were pitching a gas tax holiday . president obama was standing in opposition saying it's a gimmick and it's not going to work and not bring down prices. at the time the bush administration agreed with him. a spokesperson said the american people should not be led to believe there's a quick fix. there is will no quick fix. every administration will find themselves nearing the summertime with prices on the rise. they will continue to say there's no quick fix. in a longer narrative about the increase in health care prices and increase in food prices and the price of oil , that's why it packs a political punch.
>> that's why the president is starting this two-day energy tour in key parts of this country as well in cushioning, oklahoma. thank you very much. appreciate your time.
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