Claim: An ad from the Obama campaign claims Massachusetts ranked No. 1 in state debt per person when Mitt Romney was governor. It's true, but there's less there than meets the eye. Massachusetts has historically been a high-debt state. Massachusetts has ranked either first or second in debt per capita in each of the past 11 years. It was second when Romney took office, not a far leap to first place. One could even argue that Romney slowed the growth rate of long-term debt compared with the four years before he took office.
Fact-check: Spinning Romney's Debt - FactCheck.org
Verdict: an ad from the obama campaign claims massachusetts ranked no. 1 in state debt per person when mitt romney was governor. it's true, but there's less there than meets the eye. massachusetts has historically been a high-debt state. massachusetts has ranked either first or second in debt per capita in each of the past 11 years. it was second when romney took office, not a far leap to first place. one could even argue that romney slowed the growth rate of long-term debt compared with the four years before he took office.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2012-06-13T16:21:12