[frog in a pot]

They voted for secure borders/deportations, affordability, and no new Middle East wars. I would like nothing better than to eat my words...

Too obvious, pal.

"Affordability", like climate change is a phony issue. Holding the President to "no new ME wars" essentially greenlights longstanding adversaries and puts handcuffs on our nation's Commander-in-Chief.

You should start chewing your words even before the election.

[pburiak]

Affordability a phony issue?

“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.”

NBC Montana, Trump Rally in Bozeman, MT, YouTube (August 9, 2024).
8/14/24

“Under my administration, we will be slashing energy and electricity prices by half within 12 months, at a maximum 18 months”

“Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything.”

PBS NewsHour, Trump Rally in North Carolina, YouTube (August 14, 2024).
8/17/24

“Starting the day I take the oath of office, I will rapidly drive prices down and we will make America affordable again. We’re going to make it affordable again.”

“We’re going to get your energy prices down. We’re going to get your energy prices down by 50%.”

PBS NewsHour, Trump speaks at campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, YouTube (August 17, 2024).
9/5/24

@ 18:05 “Energy is going to bring us back. That means we’re going down and getting gasoline below $2 a gallon, bring down the price of everything from electricity rates to groceries, airfares, and housing costs.”

@ 48:04 “We will eliminate regulations that drive up housing costs with the goal of cutting the cost of a new home in half. We think we can do that.”

NBC News, Trump Addresses Economic Club Of New York, YouTube (September 5, 2024).
9/18/24

“We’re going to get the prices down. We have to get them down. It’s too much. Groceries, cars, everything. We’re going to get the prices down. While working Americans catch up, we are going to put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%. People are being made to pay 25%. Temporary ban.”

Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Campaign Rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, Roll Call (September 29, 2024).
10/1/24:

“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again. We’ll do that. We’ve got to bring it down.”

PBS NewsHour, Trump delivers campaign remarks in Waunakee as vice presidential debate set to begin, YouTube (October 1, 2024).
11/04/24

“A vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper”

Former President Trump Campaigns in Pittsburgh, C-SPAN (November 4, 2024).

Sounds like it was an issue fairly important to President DJT two years ago and got a lot of people on board to win all the swing states and the popular vote.