Gas Prices Expected <br />to Plunge Before Midterms Prices could sink as low as <br />$2 a gallon at some stations. Tom Kloza, Oil Price Information Service analyst, <br />via 'USA Today' In October, gas prices <br />came close to a four-year high. The national average <br />per gallon on Friday <br />was $2.78. Due in part to <br />sharply lower oil prices, Close to 1000 stations around <br />the country could be charging <br />less than $2.25 by Thursday. On Tuesday, voters will <br />head out to cast ballots for <br />the 2018 midterm elections. Analysts expect the <br />relief at the pump <br />to be temporary. President Donald Trump's <br />order to reimpose sanctions <br />on Iran could cause oil prices to jump.
