Listening to local radio tonight from Houston and there was a discussion about the timing of the increase in oil to slightly more than $50. The opinion was expressed that market manipulation by the current administration could shore up this commodity above the $50 threshold which would result in job increases. Therefore, people who were voting for Trump because of lost jobs in the oil patch would be hired back and would now vote for Hillary. Don’t see this happening in time to affect voting outcomes but who knows.
My company does business with petroleum services companys. Trust me, it’s not happening. And as you indicated, the ramp-up time is too long to affect this election cycle, one way or the other. The cake has been baked.