California’s notoriously high gas prices are cheaper than usual, but you wouldn’t know it by watching politicians criticize each other about pain at the pump.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has sparred this summer with California Republicans and President Donald Trump over the issue. It’s a familiar fight in a state that regularly clocks the highest prices in the country. In an unusual twist, however, the spat has played out while California experienced a dip in prices along with the rest of the country.

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A gallon of regular gas in the Golden State averaged $4.48 on Wednesday, compared to $4.65 a year prior, according to AAA’s fuel price tracker. California ranked just below Hawaii for the most expensive gas in the country.

But California gas remains way above the nationa

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