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True

What he said is on the money

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Nathan McMurray

Says he’s a "small-town supervisor who has kept a balanced budget, who has increased surpluses, who has led us to the highest credit rating our town has ever had."

— PolitiFact New York on Wednesday, August 29th, 2018

Half-True

Overlooks the Great Recession

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Tennessee Republican Party

"While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled."  

— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

False

Not a "record low"

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Florida’s "unemployment is at a record low."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, May 1st, 2018

Half-True

Stats correct; credit overstated

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Scott Walker

"Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"  

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

Half-True

Ignores 7 years of growth

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Markwayne Mullin

Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%.  

— PolitiFact National on Friday, February 2nd, 2018