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Chris Stein in Washington

Democrats go all in on affordability in bid to turn voters against Trump

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Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, and Hakeem Jeffries, his House counterpart, at a press conference this week. Photograph: Lenin Nolly/SIPA/Shutterstock

In their quest to undo Donald Trump’s grip on voters, Democrats have staked their hopes on one word above all others: affordability.

It has become a staple of press conferences, a priority of candidates and a subject of legislation ahead of the November midterm elections. When Democrats don’t like something that Trump does – a frequent occurrence – their counter-argument is that Americans would have been better off if the president instead concentrated on making life less expensive.

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