by Rich Lowry
Failing to introduce and explain Obamacare alternatives represents a serious political risk.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) after signing the funding bill to end the government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 12, 2025.
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The debate over affordability is now truly and fully joined.
After the off-year elections, Democrats are coalescing around a cost-of-living message that makes more sense than their anti-Trump obsessions (not that we aren’t going to hear a lot about those). For its part, the White House has concluded that affordability is a vulnerability, and Trump has thrown out a raft of proposals to address it, from $2,000 tariff rebates to 50-year mortgages.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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The debate over affordability is now truly and fully joined.
After the off-year elections, Democrats are coalescing around a cost-of-living message that makes more sense than their anti-Trump obsessions (not that we aren’t going to hear a lot about those). For its part, the White House has concluded that affordability is a vulnerability, and Trump has thrown out a raft of proposals to address it, from $2,000 tariff rebates to 50-year mortgages.
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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