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Among the many surprises arising from Tuesday’s election results, a few directly illustrate that the administration’s manipulation of data and alteration of facts not only didn’t help them a bit, but came back to harm them considerably at the polls.

 

When they needed clear information for their own benefit and use, to determine how and what to do to increase their chances of election wins, it seems they too were mislead by the data gathered whereas in many cases it was totally false or completely inaccurate.

 

In that regard, yesterday Stephen Moore, Chief Economist at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative research and educational institute (aka “think tank”) appeared in an interview on the Fox Business Channel.

 

His comments drew interest because while talking about the status of US employment, which appears to be steadily growing, he interrupted his own answer to note that he could no longer trust the reported figures. Since the administration had changed the criteria in the calculation,  long-term unemployed were no longer included in the results.

 

Mr. Moore went on to state that since his job is to provide his own organization, as well as those relying on it, with accurate information he now has to use other means and additional formulations to try and determine the truth.

 

His perspective made perfect sense, because in gathering information for the daily entry’s made here, very similar steps are taken. On the subject of unemployment alone, on numerous occasions the points been made that while the administration sought to present a far better picture than the reality, those without jobs or had their hours slashed weren’t fooled and, obviously, made sure that they voted Republican.

 

But in the end, as ought to have been expected had Democrats used their heads, they painted a picture that was so far from the truth about how good things were that they made the fatal mistake of believing their own BS.

 

And therefore, along with the incumbent president, they paid for it with the biggest Congressional losses in a midterm election ever recorded. Which they may not even be able to recover from if they don’t come up with a presidential candidate better than the recycled Bill Clinton’s wife.

 

Because, in her case it wasn't doctored polls or misrepresentation of facts and statistics that were foisted on the voting public. The actual election results show that every candidate supported or endorsed by, or having anything at all to do with either Clinton at all were soundly defeated across the nation, including Arkansas.    

 

That's it for today folks.

 

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