Exclusive: Senate Dems launch "budget-buster" site targeting GOP costs

• The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday went live with GOPBudgetBuster.com, which allows users to input their monthly budgets and calculate projected costs next year.
• The website predicts increases in health insurance, electricity, food and car insurance, based on national averages and publicly available data.
• Proponents of the GOP's reconciliation bill, however, argue American families will benefit from the tax cuts included in the legislation.

The big picture: Democrats are trying to directly tie the first year of Republican rule in Washington to rising costs ahead of a critical 2026 battle for control of the Senate.

• A number of Democratic targets next year, like Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and John Husted (R-Ohio), voted in support of Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Others, like Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), voted against it.
• Health insurance costs under the Affordable Care Act could rise by as much as 75% next year, according to research. Large employers are also preparing for higher insurance premiums for workers as costs rise.

• Energy costs are up this year, and the axing of tax incentives for wind and solar projects in Trump's trademark bill is expected to continue that trajectory next year.

Between the lines: Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is underwater in public polling, and Democrats want to capitalize on its unpopularity in the midterms.

What they're saying: "Republican Senate candidates have made life more expensive for families by supporting policies that have spiked health care costs, car insurance, electric bills, and groceries," DSCC spokesperson Maeve Coyle said in a statement to Axios.