Massage the data? Dude, it has not happened in 74 years. And it won't happen again. The independents are long gone. Hell, even his liberal base is gone. Even the blacks are done with him. I've never seen a President who lost virtually every one of his support groups.
Yeah, they love to bitch about it when they are not in power, but then suddenly when a democrat is in charge, going to war becomes a "humanitarian mission" accompanied by cruise missiles made of "love", and tanks made from "tolerance and understanding."
Well, war is the centerpiece to Keynesian economics. It's really the only way they know how to prop up the economy.
74 years is not 74 data points... how many data points with >7.5% unemployment and the president facing re-election do you have? 4-5? and then you go ahead and remove the one that disagrees with your "model".
I'll tell you what shortie. Do you want to put money on it? Step up and be a man. Put your money with your mouth is. I'm on the offer kid. Come lift me.
I count Afghanistan and Iraq as two separate wars. So Dubya managed to start two of the wars of the last century.