Claim: Romney, Perry and Huntsman each cherry-picked facts about job growth in their states when they were governor. Here we offer a broader look at the numbers, which sometimes tell a different story than the candidates. During the GOP presidential candidates' debate on Sept. 7: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boasted that Massachusetts was losing jobs when he took office and gaining jobs when he left. That's true, but the entire country was experiencing job growth during that period,
Fact-check: Spinning Job Growth: By the Numbers - FactCheck.org
Verdict: romney, perry and huntsman each cherry-picked facts about job growth in their states when they were governor. here we offer a broader look at the numbers, which sometimes tell a different story than the candidates. during the gop presidential candidates' debate on sept. 7: former massachusetts gov. mitt romney boasted that massachusetts was losing jobs when he took office and gaining jobs when he left. that's true, but the entire country was experiencing job growth during that period,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2011-09-08T20:06:18