I didn’t want floundering - landing up on the beach - I want them consumed by the sea
Yes; foundering would be better than floundering. (The former means to sink, as in a ship going to the bottom of the sea; euphemistically, to fail completely.)
The jobs rate and unemployment and growth numbers are made up numbers to support an agenda. The loss of 1000+ seats are fact.
Obama single handedly screwed up this country. What little legacy he imagines he has will reflect that.