Usually it does lower during election times and then go back up, however I heard something on the news that this particular drastic lowering is due to a lack of demand....and that the opec and all them people were holding emergency meetings to figure out a way to keep us paying more, lol. Today I filled up for 2.25 per gallon, coming down from about 3.99 recently. It's a bittersweet feeling. It's awesome to be able to get so much more for your money, but theres always a sinking feeling in my stomach cause I know it's gonna sting that much more when it goes back up. Like they're just teasing us.