Democrats lost 2024 primarily because they didn't appear to have a clear answer on affordability, and Trump won on cost-of-living despite losing the popular vote in 2016 and being even on economy with Biden in 2020.
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Derek ThompsonEvidence Quote
“remember why we lost the 2024 election. It was because a plurality of Americans said that they couldn't afford the life that they wanted.”
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Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson - Abundance Is the Key to Fixing America | Prof G Conversations— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:10:40 AM
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