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Clinton's gas tax plan has been roundly and justifiably slammed as pandering. It polls well, but in the real world, even in the best case, it would save people $20 to $30. Total. And in the worst case, it would actually increase gas prices. Even Clinton's own supporters concede it's a bad idea, but they like the politics of it.
Clinton, who is smart enough to know what a bad idea her gas tax plan is, probably also knows that there's virtually no chance it will ever pass Congress -- especially now that Nancy Pelosi has come out against it.
So she shamelessly advocates for a stupid idea, confident that she will bamboozle voters with it, yet secure in the knowledge that it will never happen.