Democrats are running on affordability. Are voters buying it?

NPR | By Stephan Bisaha,

Sacha Pfeiffer

Published November 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM EST

Republicans started the year believing tax cuts would benefit them in the midterms. Instead other affordability issues are driving voters to Democrats.

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Stephan Bisaha

Sacha Pfeiffer

Correspondent, Investigations

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