Tipsheet McCain vs. Barack Obama on Gas Taxes Matt Lewis | April 24, 2008 9:03 AM Hmm. As the WSJ points out today, Obama supported a gas tax holiday due to a “huge hike in prices” when gas was running at $1.52 a gallon. Now it’s at like $3.50 or $4.00 a gallon, and he won’t support something similar? I think this video says it all: