Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed tried to discredit each other’s fitness to serve us in the U.S. Senate by bringing up property they own outside Michigan. Rogers said El-Sayed owns a home in the United Arab Emirates. El-Sayed questioned why Rogers took the “McMansion” he owns in Florida off the market. You’ll have to decide how relevant their real estate holdings are.
To call someone’s house a McMansion is not something usually said positively. I would guess most people would not talk to their friends or family about their McMansions. To call someone’s house a McMansion typically is meant to critique their taste and lifestyle. Here, the debate reference to a McMansion seems to be about the money acquired and spent and the kind of home purchased.
This does not mean McMansions are uncommon. Whether talking Michigan or Florida, there are many McMansions built in those states in recent decades. The average voter may not live in a McMansion given their price and where they are located. At the same time, some of those McMansion residents might be suburban swing voters.
How many politicians actually live in McMansions? Does the percentage of politicians living in McMansions exceed that of the general population or do politicians live disproportionately live in others kinds of housing? Or perhaps there are at least a few major politicians who live in average or smaller housing; are there any major politicians living in single-family homes under 1,500 square feet? If housing is a reflection of one’s political values and actions (as suggested above), such answers might matter to some.
