Democrats are running on affordability. They claim Supreme Court reform is part of that

House Democrats have made affordability a central theme of their 2026 message, and now say Supreme Court reform belongs in the pitch, too. Democrats have increasingly criticized the Supreme Court and its rulings in the second Trump administration, particularly after the high court weakened Section 2 of the Voting Right

In Democratic politics, talk has shifted rapidly to how, not whether, to reform the high court — and the number 13 is generating a lot of interest.