How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide

“On President Trump’s first day back in office, Representative Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat from New Jersey, hit him with a new political mantra. His barrage of executive orders, she argued, had failed to make any attempt to address the ‘affordability crisis,’” the New York Times reports.

“It was an early sign of where the Democratic Party was headed. Nearly a year later, Ms. Sherrill is preparing to take office after winning her bid for governor. And ‘affordability’ is dominating the political conversation.”

“The word has long been used sporadically in politics — Mr. Trump promised to ‘make America affordable again’ during his 2024 campaign — but never with the same force and frequency as in the past few months.”