New polling shows many Americans have begun to blame President Donald Trump for the high costs they're feeling across virtually every part of their lives " and it's shifting politics. Almost half " 46 percent " say the cost of living in the U.S. is the worst they can ever remember it being, a view held by 37 percent of 2024 Trump voters. Americans also say that the affordability crisis is Trump's responsibility, with 46 percent saying it is his economy now and his administration is responsible for the costs they struggle with. Those are among the new results from The POLITICO Poll that crystallize a growing warning sign for Republicans ahead of next year's midterms: Some of the very groups that powered Trump's victory last year are showing signs of breaking from that coalition, and it's the high cost of living that's driving them away.