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millions of voters think Romney was a great governor and Obama is to blame (Original Post) GusFring Oct 2012 OP
Millions of voters are stupid, too Stargazer09 Oct 2012 #1
The same Romney that left office after one term with a 34% Approval Rating? Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #2
This "great governor" thing countingbluecars Oct 2012 #3
Ah yes! So much ammunition and so little time. left on green only Oct 2012 #4
this guy one of them? arely staircase Oct 2012 #5
Looks like we need to call.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #6
Really? ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #7
are trying to convince me he wasnt a good gov? wtf GusFring Oct 2012 #9
The facts should convince you... ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #11
yeah, I dont think you understood me. I know those facts. My point was that Obama wasted 2 debate by GusFring Oct 2012 #15
your post was a bunch of nothing CreekDog Oct 2012 #13
Millions of voters have IQs less than 100 too. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #8
Millions of voters + 1 CreekDog Oct 2012 #14
OK Gus GitRDun Oct 2012 #10
Yes; they're called Republicans. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #12
The only statistic you'll ever need: Sixty million Republicons voted for Sarah Palin. NT cognoscere Oct 2012 #16
Obama campaign needs to get this stuff out LeftInTX Oct 2012 #17
Exactly. GusFring Oct 2012 #19
Sure, that's why he's winning in Massachusetts bhikkhu Oct 2012 #18
I don't know what you'e on about. n/t vaberella Oct 2012 #20

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
7. Really?
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:03 PM
Oct 2012

Why is Obama kicking his ass in the polls in Massachusetts?

Great governor my ass:

Here are five facts about the Massachusetts economy from Romney’s 2003-2007 tenure:

1) Ranked 47th in job growth: Despite Romney’s professed expertise in creating jobs, Massachusetts ranked 47th in job growth during his time as governor. The state’s total job growth was just 0.9 percent, well behind other high-wage, high-skill economies in New York (2.7), California (4.7), and North Carolina (7.6). The national average, meanwhile, was better than 5 percent.

2) Suffered the second-largest labor force decline in the nation: Only Louisiana, which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, saw a bigger decline in its labor force than Massachusetts during Romney’s tenure as governor. The US Census Bureau estimated that between July 2002 and July 2006, 222,000 more residents left Massachusetts for other states than came to it. That decline largely explains the state’s decreasing unemployment rate (from 5.6 to 4.7 percent) while Romney was in office, according to Northeastern University economics professor Andrew Sum. At the same time, the nation as a whole added 8 million people to the labor force.

3) Lost 14 percent of its manufacturing jobs: Massachusetts lost 14 percent of its manufacturing jobs during Romney’s time in office, according to Sum. The loss was double the rate that the nation as a whole lost manufacturing jobs. In 2004, Romney vetoed legislation that would have banned companies doing business with the state from outsourcing jobs to other countries.

4) Experienced “below average” economic growth and was “often near the bottom”: “There was not one measure where the state did well under his term in office. We were below average and often near the bottom,” Sum told the Washington Post in February. As a result, the state was more comparable to Rust Belt states like Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio than it was to other high-tech economies it typically competes with.

Rest of article:
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/938152/5_facts_about_the_massachusetts_economy_under_mitt_romney

Please proceed, GusFring. We'd love to see your facts backing up your assertion.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
11. The facts should convince you...
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:28 PM
Oct 2012

but I get the feeling the facts don't mean much to some people.

So, where is your evidence that he was a good governor?

 

GusFring

(756 posts)
15. yeah, I dont think you understood me. I know those facts. My point was that Obama wasted 2 debate by
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:31 PM
Oct 2012

Not mentioning any of them.

bhikkhu

(10,718 posts)
18. Sure, that's why he's winning in Massachusetts
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:10 PM
Oct 2012

and why they want him back for another term.

But you're point is right on - Romney's miserable record there should be front and center.

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