The left is in charge now. They can make the numbers say anything they want / need them to say.
Whatever happens, the word “unexpected” will be an oft-used expression for the next four years.
Well, they can't stop the numbers on the gas pumps from skyrocketing. They can't stop gas and electric bills from skyrocketing. Consumers are going to get walloped in the pocketbook, and that's never good when you're the problem and it's reelection time.