Want your issue to win? Get the meat and potatoes right first

The 2026 midterm elections were about whether people could afford the food they eat, the house they live in, and take care of themselves and their families.

That means it wasn’t about abortion, even though there are millions of pro-life voters. It wasn’t about climate change, even though millions of Americans believe Earth is dangerously overheating. They didn’t go because of guns, even though the Second Amendment debate is ferocious.