On Oct. 3, 2022, with the midterm elections less than five weeks away, the U.S. inflation rate had climbed to 8.3% under the Biden-Harris administration. Eventually, despite the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act earlier that year, inflation would skyrocket to 9.1%, its highest level since 1982.
On Oct. 3, 2026, with the midterm elections less than five weeks away, the U.S. inflation rate stands at 3.4% under the Trump administration. This comes one year and three months after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, which included making the Trump tax cuts permanent and eliminating taxes on tips for service workers and on Social Security.
In September of 2022, more than 227,000 people crossed the U.S. border illegally, a 12% increase from the previous month. About 20% of those crossings involved those who had tried to cross the border before. Shortly thereafter, Biden visited Arizona, a state overrun by illegal immigrants during his first and only term, but refused to visit the border.
“Why go to a border state and not visit the border?” Fox’s Peter Doocy asked Biden at the time.
“Because there are more important things going on,” Biden shot back.
On Oct. 3, 2026, zero people were released into the country who tried to enter in September. This continued an impressive streak of 16 months without one illegal being released into the United States under Trump, which ended the Biden era’s catch-and-release policy.
“The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation to secure the border — but it turned out that all we really needed was a new president,” Trump declared. And he was absolutely right.
Affordability and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been the rallying cries of Democrats as they try to take back the House and Senate in November. The party is depending on voters to have the memory of a goldfish, hoping they cannot recall how we got high prices and rampant illegal immigration in the first place.
More compare-and-contrast figures: Grocery prices were rising at a 7.7% clip in October 2022, but are only increasing by 2.2% today. Housing was up by 5% four years ago, but is up 4% and falling today.
Giving Democrats back the levers of power is like handing matches back to an arsonist. Because if they had a plan to make things more affordable, why did 220 out of 220 Democratic lawmakers in Congress vote for the toothless and misleading Inflation Reduction Act? Why did all 50 Democratic members of the Senate do the same?
In retrospect, it only led to nearly $900 billion in new spending, including nearly $400 billion on green tax credits, grants, and climate initiatives.
“The Inflation Reduction Act — I wish I hadn’t called it that, because it has less to do with reducing inflation than it does to do with dealing with providing for alternatives that generate economic growth,” Biden admitted one year later when it was clear the bill wasn’t working as named.
So what’s the Democrats’ plan for bringing down prices this time around? It’s objectively difficult to answer. Some are saying that taxing “millionaires and billionaires” is part of the answer, which will only slow economic growth. Another proposal is to drastically increase spending by having the government build 4 million new homes to address the housing crisis. They also seek to extend Obamacare tax credits.
In other words: throw money at the problem.
Gas prices have been a major thorn for Republicans during the Iran war. But history again shows things were worse under Democrat rule. Overall, the inflation-adjusted average for a gallon of gas is $3.43 under Trump in his second term versus $3.89 on average under Biden. Yet the Blue Team, which comprises more than a few members who oppose offshore drilling and fracking, says it knows how to bring down gas prices.
It’s unintentional comedy. As are Democrats wanting to abolish ICE, which is a wink and a nod back to the days of open borders and granting amnesty to anyone coming into the country illegally, all with the hope of making them U.S. voters one day.
“Americans may choose to vote for Democrats to send a message to Trump,” wrote the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board earlier this week. “But expecting daily life to become more affordable under their policies is indulging hope over expensive experience.”
Trump understands this contrast better than anyone, but his frustration with legacy media playing its usual role as servants to the Democratic Party is palpable.
“We have the best economy in the world,” he said recently. “There’s no economy like this economy. The only thing we don’t have is good public relations. We don’t seem to be able to get the word across. That’s because of the press.”
Yes, the press is going to do what it always does: Ensure Democrats gain power. That’s done through outright bias in broad daylight and through the bias of omission.
As a prime example, few Americans, if they watch the evening newscasts or outlets such as CNN or MS Now or read the New York Times or Washington Post, have seen Trump’s deal with nine major pharmaceutical companies agreeing to slash prices for prescription drugs for Medicaid recipients and those who buy medications in cash, as opposed to insurance.
We hear lots about affordability, but very few, if any, media outlets have given this administration and Republicans who supported it any credit for it. But we have seen wall-to-wall coverage of Trump’s ballroom or efforts to improve water quality at the Reflecting Pool and the utter disdain and/or mockery associated with both.
Another example: Did you know that Democrats all voted against a bill this week to ban members of Congress from trading stocks? If you haven’t, you’re likely not alone. Included in that bill was a voter ID requirement, which Democrats have staunchly opposed since Trump took office again in January 2025, all despite polls showing more than 80% of voters, including a majority of Democrats, support for the requirement.
This is the game. Always has been.
Trump and GOP candidates need to figure out two things in the next four weeks;
First: How to remind voters of the absurdity of Democrats running on affordability, given their track record earlier this decade, all while touting Trump’s successes.
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Second: How to get the message through to undecided and low propensity voters who don’t follow the news closely, as Trump did so effectively in 2024.
If not, say hello to Trump impeachment hearings in perpetuity. And a Democratic Party that believes government is the solution to everything.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
