Of course, his vision was $2.50 gas. or thereabouts, with the balance of the $5 being made up of increased Federal and State Taxes, primarily Federal..
Once it became clear he was a viable candidate and not just a young pol trying to get his name out there nationally, his advisers told him to STFU about $5 gas.
Now we have a White House chock full of former Obama advisers and a President in cognitive decline...and we have $5 gas...imagine that....
(Not exactly Obama's dream...but I don't think they're as bothered by it as a normal White House team working for a President that they wanted to re-elect would be.)