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The Idaho Statesman reports that for more than an hour Tuesday motorists lined up at a Boise gas station to buy cheap fuel subsidized by 1st District Democratic congressional candidate Walt Minnick’s campaign. “Minnick...said he was bringing attention to high gas prices. His Republican rivals panned the event as a “publicity stunt,” the newspaper reports. For an hour, Minnick offered motorists gas for $2.26 per gallon, $1.33 less than the posted price. “I’m trying to get the attention of the media to let them know that Idahoans are extremely unhappy” about gas prices, Minnick said. Republican incumbent Rep. Bill Sali ’s spokesman Wayne Hoffman said, “Radical environmentalists like Walt Minnick are directly responsible for the environmental policies that have given us high gas prices.” Minnick’s plan for improving gas prices is to invest more in alternative energy like wind, solar, and biofuels that don’t drive up food prices.

Notice the article with pic and the lines were huge

http://www.idahostatesman.com/idahopolitics/story/372729.html

and now............

The lure of cheap gas drew hundreds of people to Speedy Gonzalez EZ Stop on Friday, where congressional candidate Travis Childers fueled vehicles and asked for votes.

The Democratic candidate was joined by U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., for the "Fed Up When You Fuel Up Tour." As part of the event, which started Thursday in several other cities in the 1st Congressional District, the first 50 motorists got up to 10 gallons of gas for $1.25 a gallon. Regular prices were $3.59.

"The significance of that amount is that it was the average price of gas when Greg Davis was in the Legislature and voted to increase the state gas tax," Childers said while fueling the car of Verona resident Heather Lagrone.