Claim: A campaign ad that praises Mitt Romney's performance as governor of Massachusetts presents a slanted view of his record on jobs, unemployment and taxes. To every claim, there is a "yes, but" qualifier. The Romney ad claims that as governor, "Romney had the best jobs record in a decade." Yes — Massachusetts added more net jobs during Romney's four years in office than during the four-year period of either his predecessor or successor. But —
Fact-check: Romney's Jobs Record Is Best (or Worst)  - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a campaign ad that praises mitt romney's performance as governor of massachusetts presents a slanted view of his record on jobs, unemployment and taxes. to every claim, there is a "yes, but" qualifier. the romney ad claims that as governor, "romney had the best jobs record in a decade." yes — massachusetts added more net jobs during romney's four years in office than during the four-year period of either his predecessor or successor. but —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2012-06-08T18:24:20