[saynay]

This has been my thought as well. Inflation was high, so low-propensity voters against the current party show up while those for the current party don't. It will take some time to see what the actual voting shifts were, but the economy has always been an accurate predictor.

[lokar]

The general consensus was to avoid high unemployment as that would anger voters.

Now we know high inflation is much much worse in the minds of voters.

[saynay]

Probably true, honestly. High inflation impacts everyone, where high unemployment probably affects fewer people directly.