Have you considered that we exist in a post truth era? Data doesn't matter any more. It probably never did. It's all feelings and vibes. After all, conservatives haven't been able to demonstrate their success with the economy literally ever. Every single Democratic administration since Eisenhower has improved the economy by most used metrics (GDP, Unemployment, Deficit Reduction, etc. While Republican administrations have seen them slow or go the other direction. It's not about "succumbing to my worldview" as existing within a world of data and being able to make decisions against said data. That's not conservatives and never has been. For example, conservatives think they are better with the economy despite literally decades of evidence to the contrary.