Inflation is the ONE issue that really hits home with the voters. Far away wars, the legality of abortion. Even crime and border security...these are really abstract issues for most people. But everyone goes to the grocery store or buys gas. You can’t snow people on inflation for very long.
Crowing about a 3.9% unemployment rate is not impressing people who have to work two jobs to pay their own bills, or come out of retirement to pay increased rent. Wealthy liberal scions don’t think that way, they see an abstract statistic and say oh gee that’s great. Why aren’t people happy about it?
Apparently not, well anyway the ones who report 15% inflation certainly don't shop in the grocery store.