The defining promise of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign was lower costs on “Day One.” He broke it. The first six months of this administration have been marked by ever-higher prices.
Republicans in Congress would be wise to remember that voters are never quicker to fire elected officials than when they break a core promise. It is this Congress who will be on the ballot next year, not Donald Trump.
The campaign trail promises sounded too good to be true, because they were. Trump committed to “end” inflation, cut energy costs “in half,” make health care more affordable, and that Americans would see “drastic price reductions” and cheaper groceries.
For most swing voters, lower costs were the whole point of voting for those now in power. They were counting on policies that would improve their lives, not make them harder. As polls show, the anger runs deep for a president and Congress who are gutting the social safety net, dolling out special favors to their wealthy friends and personally profiting from high office.
Do I think the MAGA cult will vote for Democrats, NO, Hell NO. They would probably sit out the next election. But those independents and Latinos who voted for Trump will probably do the same, sit it out. Unless the Democrats start putting out a message that convinces them they can make things better.