# Election Edition: It’s Affordability, Stupid!

https://mins.news/en/video/65497

- NBC News, 2026-09-19 13:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klbGQWImu1w

> The election is being driven by affordability as rising gas, grocery, health care and child-care costs make many Americans feel the American Dream is slipping away. Democrats see the issue as a possible route back, while President Donald Trump calls affordability a “hoax” but is pitching $5,000 payments to every voter if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate.

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