Why “Unexpected”
Because that is the Democrat talking point and the media is going to dutifully use it until they are told otherwise
Yep! That and the fact that socialist politicians can not face the truth that their economic policies are incompatible with the free market & human nature. Their policies are doomed to failure, but they can’t admit that for that would give the game away. So they all ‘pretend’ that extraneous factors (my favorite is this spring’s weather) are conspiring against the economic progress that is sure to come if we only have the patience to wait it out.