Or all the efforts to pump up the fake numbers are deflating, revealing the true bad situation never ended.
I think the Great Recession of 2007 never ended, as proven by decreasing workforce participation rates and stagnant/declining wages.
The “good” numbers were propped up by borrowed money and welfare transfers.
The recession never ended.
First clue was when the Party’s media crowed about how the recession ended just weeks after Obama was inaugurated.
No way can the change of leadership can make the economy turn around that fast. When Reagan took office, it took him years to turn around the Carter recession.