Republicans say inflation, crime, and immigration are out of control. The numbers disagree.

[Mr. Smith]

Are they wrong necessarily?  If the figures are going down, and that's good for Biden, thus ruining their election chances, then technically, it's all out of their control, which is the only control that matters to them. Ergo, there is an objective, if cynical reason to dislike this.

This is the party that holds the economy hostage fairly regularly 'cuz Dems won't call their bluff or unilaterally raise the debt ceiling to a feasible spot [like the rest of the developed nations], and this is the party that prolonged The Great Recession specifically to hurt Obama.

And look how the economy "didn't come back right in 2016 until suddenly Trump was elected.