It's not totally irrational to expect lower gas prices. I think many people who don't know much about the details of how the system works think - more domestic oil production - lower gas price. And that can absolutely be true under a national infrastructure policy where enough of this infrastructure is under gov't control so that domestic gas supply can be decoupled from international markets. I think people implicitly assume this would be a part of the deal. Of course that could only happen under a leftist government which is not what we've got. I don't think people make that connection, cause it would mean they have to face that the gov't (many of them voted for) doesn't represent their interests.