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Yet, the timing of this revelation—coming as it did during the Democratic National Convention—has raised eyebrows and spurred speculation. Some are questioning whether the BLS’s miscalculation was merely an innocent error or a calculated move designed to favor Vice President Kamala Harris in her election bid.
As the U.K. Guardian highlighted, Harris’s prospects were seemingly bolstered by “mounting expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates from as early as September.” Following a turbulent period in financial markets, Reuters reported that most economists did not anticipate a recession and expected the Federal Reserve to lower borrowing costs by 0.25 percentage points at each of its remaining 2024 meetings.
Given the importance of economic issues in the polls and the current state of inflation, a rate cut could be the perfect boost for Harris’s campaign. The convenient timing of these revised figures, which support the narrative of a stronger-than-expected economy, has left many wondering if this was a deliberate strategy to secure electoral advantage.
The suspicious timing was not lost on conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who remarked, “This is amazing for two reasons. They’ve been lying for a year about Biden job creation … [and] They’re dumping this data just in time to justify a Federal Reserve interest rate decrease for the election.”
While the mainstream media has attempted to downplay the revision, presenting it as a normal part of the process, the sheer scale of the adjustment cannot be ignored. As Forbes pointed out, “Massive revisions have been fairly normal in recent years,” citing a similar situation in August 2023, where job growth was overestimated by 306,000 jobs. However, the magnitude of this year’s revision—818,000 jobs—dwarfs previous adjustments.
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Adding to the skepticism, Goldman Sachs economist Spencer Walker suggested that the downward revision might still be an overcorrection, estimating that the real error could be inflated by 400,000 to 600,000 jobs due to the exclusion of “unauthorized immigrants” in the methodology. Yet, as Bloomberg pointed out, a revision exceeding 501,000 jobs would be the largest in 15 years, indicating that the labor market has been weaker for a more extended period than initially thought.
It’s hard to believe that such a significant oversight could happen purely by accident. The fact that this downward revision was released just as Democrats gathered in Chicago to boast about their economic achievements only adds to the suspicion. As it turns out, the reality of “Bidenomics” is far less rosy than advertised.
As Democrats scramble to defend their record, the question remains: Will they be held accountable for this colossal mistake? Or will they rely on a well-timed Federal Reserve rate cut to rescue their chances in the upcoming election? One thing is clear: Whether or not the numbers add up, if it helps Kamala win, the truth may be the least of their concerns.
