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You can dislike Donald Trump’s personality, criticize his decisions, or disagree with parts of his agenda. What you cannot honestly do is look back at the Biden years and pretend ordinary Americans were better off.The numbers tell the story. The Consumer Price Index rose from 260.474 in December 2020 to 315.605 in December 2024, an increase of roughly 21 percent. Inflation hit 7 percent in 2021 and 6.5 percent in 2022. Groceries, housing, utilities, insurance, and basic household expenses consumed more of every paycheck, while Washington repeatedly told struggling families that the economy was doing great.Then came the spending excess. Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan after trillions had already been approved for pandemic relief. By fiscal year 2024, federal outlays reached about $6.75 trillion and the deficit stood at $1.83 trillion. The emergency ended, but the spending culture never did.At the border, the administration presided over record-breaking flows. Border Patrol encounters reached nearly 1.7 million in fiscal year 2021 and 2.2 million in 2022. Overall southwest-border encounters then hit roughly 2.5 million in 2023. Encounters are not the same as unique people admitted into the country, but the scale of the breakdown is undeniable. When the White House finally tightened the rules in June 2024, Border Patrol encounters fell 29 percent in one month, proving policy choices mattered.That is why Kamala Harris’s candidacy was so mind boggling. She was not an outsider promising to reverse the damage. She was Biden’s vice president, defended the administration’s record, and offered voters more of the same governing philosophy.Americans lived through the higher bills, the border chaos, the borrowing, and the excuses. They did not need another lecture telling them everything was fine. They needed a change in direction.What exactly do Biden and Harris supporters believe was better for the average American family during their years in office?