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7. Not sure, but I think he's just adding up the net revision numbers
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 08:38 PM
Aug 7

The first numbers that come out are incomplete and estimated; they are later revised when more data comes out and they and they can be more accurate about the results.

She was fired based on the recent downward revisions because Donnie felt that made him "look bad". Now they're justifying firing her because the exact same process with the exact same results -- higher job numbers first, lower jobs numbers later when revised -- made biden "look good".

I'm guessing there are systemic reasons why the revision is normally down, and I'm also guessing that budget cuts will make these revisions even larger as the initial estimate will be even more inaccurate.

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Cripes, I thought this was from The Onion. SheltieLover Aug 7 #1
Oval Office. I just added the video, complete with mislabeled chart. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 7 #2
I guess where they're pulling their data from "medium" would work too. Hugin Aug 10 #16
Ditto. Hugin Aug 10 #15
People feel it, live it...... Lovie777 Aug 7 #3
Toast until all R states are gerrymandered to the hilt. chicoescuela Aug 7 #4
This is only going to fuel more anger but, unfortunately, not all of it will be directed at Trump. CincyDem Aug 7 #5
Reality will be slow to settle in bucolic_frolic Aug 7 #6
Not sure, but I think he's just adding up the net revision numbers unblock Aug 7 #7
Yes. The big revisions in 2024 were announced in August 2024, more than 2 months before the election. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 7 #11
Do you know if revisions are usually downward? unblock Aug 7 #13
Moore is a supply-side conman, a crank, and a sycophantic servant of the billionaire class. Midnight Writer Aug 7 #8
deails matter not. the narrative is biden is a crook and dems statistics are lies. mission accomplished nt msongs Aug 7 #9
THESE ARE NEW NUMBERS !! TOTALLY NEW NUMBERS !1! NEVER SEEN BEFORE 1!1! dweller Aug 7 #10
Why are we debating right wing BS? gab13by13 Aug 7 #12
These are NEW numbers unseen before dweller Aug 7 #14
Should be a felony for officials to lie to the public. SheltieLover Aug 10 #17
Obviously pedo Trump is rigging numbers to make himself look good Farmer-Rick Aug 11 #18
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