# Trump may have lost but don’t bet Democrats can fix the economy

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-07T11:00:08+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/07/democrats-economy-affordability-crisis
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/trump-may-have-lost-but-don-t-bet-democrats-can-fix-the-economy-08cc2b/

There’s not much they can do over the next couple of years to alleviate angry voters’ stress over prices It was the economy, again. Although Donald Trump largely ignored it, voters’ acute concerns over the rising cost of living fuelled a political upheaval for the ages that is likely to deliver the biggest swing toward Democrats since Watergate, granting them the largest House majority in nearly f

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