‘The American Dream Has an Address’—and Both Parties Are on Notice, Strategists Say

Democrats' historic midterm sweep will hand them control of Congress, but keeping it could depend on whether they can make housing more affordable, according to leading strategists from both parties."The American dream has an address," veteran Democratic strategist Donna Brazile told a room of real estate professionals in New Orleans on Saturday.Speaking alongside conservative political strategist Shermichael Singleton at the National Association of Realtors®' NAR NXT conference, Brazile cautioned that Democrats' electoral victories were not an unconditional endorsement of their policies, but a demand for relief from the rising cost of living.Singleton agreed, arguing that Republicans had already learned that lesson the hard way."Our voters felt we fundamentally failed," he said, pointing to rising fuel and food costs as well as younger Americans' inability to afford homes as examples of the administration's unfulfilled affordability promises.Brazile warned that Democrats could face the same reckoning in 2028 if they fail to act."If you're not going to help build more houses and take care of the affairs of the American people, they will kick our [expletive] in two years," she said....