3rd quarter GDP grew a whopping 4.3%, much more than predicted. Bet you didn't hear that

From CNBC, Dec 23, 2025:

The U.S. economy grew at a much greater-than-expected pace in the third quarter.

The gross domestic product rose 4.3% in the July-September period, per the Commerce Department.

Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected a gain of 3.2%.

Now: readers who aren't fans of math think "Eh, 3.2 to 4.3 is barely over one percent difference, so dis no big deal."  Except it's a miss of about 26%, like predicting your income this month will be $4,000 and it turns out to be $3,000, except this time the "experts" missed by guessing 26% LOW.  

GDP growth of 3.2% is a great number, and under bribem or Obozo 4.3% would have been breathless headline news, with the Media swooning.  So two questions:  First, did you hear about this?  And second: how did the "experts" miss by 26%--in a way that make voters believe the economy wasn't doing as well as it is?

If you think this was just an accident, you're naive.  Going into the 2024 election Americans strongly favored Trump on the economy, something like 80-20.  And sure enough, today inflation is way down, the average national price of gasoline is under $3 (yesterday I paid $2.25), tax cuts have already passed, foreign investment is pouring into the U.S.  

But with the help of the Lying Mainstream Media and Democrat economists the Dems have managed to get Americans to believe exactly the opposite:  CNN recently reported a poll showing voters viewing the Trump economy UNfavorably by 80-20. 

Now pollsters say the "generic ballot" for the midterms show the Dems ahead by about seven points.

If GDP had grown 4.3% under bribem or Obozo it would have been headline news.  And no economist would have lowballed the estimates of THAT performance.  But with Trump as president all economic news is either spun as awful, or if it can't be twisted to fit "awful" it's ignored.  

See if you hear this today or tomorrow in the Media.