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getagrip_already

(14,677 posts)
3. those numbers are all cooked....
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 09:20 AM
Jul 2020

you can't believe any numbers coming from the gov't at this point, no matter what agency reports them. They are all being cooked to make him look better.

malaise

(268,846 posts)
4. and the Covid-19 numbers (deaths and infections) are way higher than we're being told
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 09:29 AM
Jul 2020

It's all BS but no job numbers can save this criminal

Johnny2X2X

(19,005 posts)
5. BLS is still legit
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 09:37 AM
Jul 2020

This is actually bad for Trump's election chances. We're going to get back to whatever the new normal is, (My guess is 9-10% UE will be here to stay). For Trump, it would be better for him if these early months were modest gains and then in September and October we saw the huge gains that he could use to try to get re-elected.

uponit7771

(90,323 posts)
10. No its not, this is the 4 month of their same "mistake" in Trumps favor. How in the hell can we
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 09:44 AM
Jul 2020

... have continuing claims of 20 million and added jobs of 4.8, that's some historic churn of any proportion for any country ever.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
13. August 1 he will not be celebrating. September 1 he will not be able to be found.
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 09:46 AM
Jul 2020

He's celebrating having a slightly less shitty day than yesterday and tomorrow.

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