Keyword: worse.<p>That is, we've been building up to this. Many, sans the (disconnect) elites, have been feeling the pain for too long. You can't intentional neglect so many for so long and then expect them to vote "rationally."<p>In any case, this is the second mainstream source - the other was Marketplace (NPR) - that blames the common man / woman *and* WFH.<p>It's not the lack of new housing. It's not the fact that Wall Street types are buying up residential property at scale. And it's not the Fed for over-indulging in cheap money for too long.<p>Nah.<p>It's you and me, and wanting to be more connected to our families. It's sad to see NYT so fallen.