When you try to convince people that the economy is better than they think, their reaction is not to reevaluate the economy; it's to reevaluate you. It suggests that you're out of touch.
The "you" in that bit of wisdom is, of course, President Obama. Mellman is being kind to a fellow Democrat; the incongruous behavior he speaks of does more than "suggest." I believe the correct phrase is "demonstrates without question."
