Less inflation and more purchasing power: behind the failure of the midterms, Donald Trump's broken promise

The French have purchasing power, the Americans have affordability. On both sides of the Atlantic, this concept is found at the heart of elections. Two years ago, in the United States, Donald Trump was elected to the presidency on the promise of making America and the lives of its inhabitants “great again”. To do this, he would not only put an end to the inflation that was rampant under Joe Biden's mandate, but even bring down prices. The rhetoric had won over many Latino and African-American voters, usually closer to the Democrats, and delivered a triumphant victory to the Republicans. Two years later, millions of Americans are now struggling to make ends meet and blame the former real estate mogul. Enough to push many of his yesterday's supporters to turn their backs on him today, as evidenced by the scathing disavowal of his camp in the mid-term elections, Tuesday, November 3.

To measure the extent of the disappointment, we must return…