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Statements about Job Accomplishments
Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell

Half-True

Flimsy statistic

"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Half-True

Friendly sample yields favorable results

Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012."

George Allen

George Allen

True

Right on the money

Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor.

Red, White and Blue Fund

Red, White and Blue Fund

False

It was the high end of a temporary projection that didn't materialize

Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."

Campaign for Primary Accountability

Campaign for Primary Accountability

False

By this rationale, all of Congress could be in trouble

Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C.  suburbs."

Reince Priebus

Reince Priebus

Mostly False

Modern record, yes, but Great Depression still rules

"The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months."

Kathleen Vinehout

Kathleen Vinehout

False

Simple math = bad math

Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Half-True

Overall spending went up, but some programs were cut

"As Virginia’s governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

False

Better to stick to the script

"For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Pants on Fire!

Doyle didn't sign it, but Walker voted for it

A 10-year state program that created 202 jobs at a cost of $247,000 per job was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle.

Martin O'Malley

Martin O'Malley

False

Most stats put the states neck and neck

Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."

Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

False

Cut many, but raised some, too

Says that as Wisconsin governor he "never raised taxes."

One New Jersey

One New Jersey

Half-True

Tide is starting to turn

Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Pants on Fire!

You don't have to be in Washington to get work done

Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January."

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Half-True

Yes and no.

"We wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes."

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Mostly True

Much better phrased than previous versions

"We balanced the budget with the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and ultimately had four consecutive balanced budgets."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

Decline in dependence due to several factors

"For the first time in 13 years, our dependence on foreign oil is below 50 percent."

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

False

Two during his tenure, two after he was gone

"When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

He kept one promise. Others have lagged

Says PolitiFact has said he "kept a campaign promise to toughen ethics rules."

Chris Christie

Chris Christie

Half-True

Recycled, and still not completely true

Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller."

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